== Quote from tkaruna (tkaruna@cisco.com)'s article
> Hello,
> I am trying to install MySql 5.0.37 on Windows 2000. During the
> installation, the Server Instance Configuration Wizrd stops at "start
> service" with error "The service could not be started. Error:0". Can
> someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
> Thanks.
> Karuna.


two things you should do so that somebody can help you:
1-look into the windows events log (if you don't know where it is, google it) and
copy the error text here
2-more importantly look into the mysql server error log. it's usually a file with
your server's name as its name and an extension of .err
copy all of its contents to here too (with separation from the first file)