ZX:rishistar programming blocks » MySQL http://rishistar.com/zx Java/Wordpress programming tips and tricks Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:58:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Removing And Reinstalling MySQL on Windows http://rishistar.com/zx/2009/08/removing-and-reinstalling-mysql-on-windows/ http://rishistar.com/zx/2009/08/removing-and-reinstalling-mysql-on-windows/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:01:23 +0000 rishi http://rishistar.com/zx/?p=63 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.

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