unable to start service Error:0 on Windows during installation

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.

== 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)

I get the same problem the error in my evetn viewer is

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MySQL
Event Category: None
Event ID: 100
Date: 16/05/2007
Time: 10:34:12
User: N/A
Computer: LONS3007
Description:
C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysqld-nt: Got signal 11.
Aborting!


For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://www.mysql.com.

mrhughes@gmail.com wrote:
> I get the same problem the error in my evetn viewer is
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: MySQL
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 100
> Date: 16/05/2007
> Time: 10:34:12
> User: N/A
> Computer: LONS3007
> Description:
> C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysqld-nt: Got signal 11.
> Aborting!
>
>
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://www.mysql.com.
>

did you use to have another mysql service installed on your server. if
so run this command to remove it. make sure to look up the right
service name:
net stop oldmysqlservice
then this:
sc delete oldmysqlservice

If the sc utility is not available for your version of Windows, download
the delsrv utility from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...g/delsrv-o.asp
and use the delsrv mysql syntax.

then finally start the server manually like this:

"C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysqld-nt"
--defaults-file="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\my.ini" "MySQL"

see if you can get the service going!!

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