Re-Installing MySQL under Windows

How can I re-install mysql because I seemed to have misstyped a letter, and it got all messed up. It won't let me delete the c:\mysql folder because of a .exe file. I really need help. Thanks.

Jon

I just googled... and got this: (note - try stopping and removing the service first)
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Uninstall Previous Version of MySQL

This will also answer the question 'How to uninstall MySQL as a service'.

If you want to save your exisiting databases then goto 'C:\mysql\data\' and copy all the sub-folders in there that you want to keep, and paste them into a temporary location. Once your new installation is up and running, you can copy them back into 'C:\mysql\data\' ready for use. Note that this is not exactly the same as the 'upgrade MySQL' method on the mysql website, but works for me.

Whether you have saved your old databases or not, the next step in removing MySQL is then to delete the folder 'C:\mysql\' and all its containing sub-folders.

Then , to remove the service, goto a DOS box and type 'mysqladmin -uroot -p shutdown' , type your master password if it asks for it.

Type in 'mysqld --remove' and this will uninstall and remove the service. You are now safe to proceed to install your new version.

ya, I was gonna recommend making sure the daemon isn't running...

by chance, could you tell us which exe doesn't want to be deleted? [i'm guessing mysqld.exe]

as an alternate method, although i don't advise it, you could stop the mysqld process running in task manager