Windows 7 and Installing MySql ...

[Quientus]

Searched through the forums for a thread that pertained to this ...

- Being slightly "programming-challenged" and having MySql up and running before I switched to Windows 7 I simply can't find out what I'm doing wrong here ...

1) When I go to MySql home page there are several packages of MySql I can chose to download ... - I'm looking for any MySql that will allow me to setup a server though ...

2) Currently I've tried to install MySql 5.1.44 win32.msi ...

Now when I reach to the part where I have to execute it and start the service, I get a "cannot start service error" or after a complete wipe (removed the mysql files + registry keys with regedit tool) and new re-install; after executing the installation wizard simply stops responding (mysql instanceconfig isn't responding) ...

I'm well aware that there is probably something I've missed here (LOL), however, at this point it's pretty much driving me nuts, as those threads where I've looked (mysql forums) for answers, are at this point quite old ...

Installing Mysql is currently the only roadblock I have (and a huge one at that I think hah) in order to be able to continue to (try to) setup a server ...

The only thing I can think of the top of my head is that I followed the walkthrough for setting up a EQEMU server page, and I changed the installation destination to just c:/mysql/ which differs from where the data still goes which is c:/program files/mysql/mysqlserver 5.1 ?

If I posted this in the wrong section I apologize !

Regards,