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Removing And Reinstalling MySQL on Windows

I had to reinstall MySQL 5.1 on my Windows machine, and ran into an issue – the service was still installed even though the program was removed.

To get rid of the service go to  the registry (type regedit in the Program search menu).

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services

find MySQL, delete, and restart Windows.