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2.1.1.1 Installing the Binaries

  1. If you are working on an NT/2000/XP server, log on as a user with administrator privileges.
  2. If you are doing an upgrade of an earlier MySQL installation, it is necessary to stop the current server. If you are running the server as a service, stop it using this command: 
    C:\> NET STOP MySQL
    Otherwise, stop the server like this: 
    C:\mysql\bin> mysqladmin -u root shutdown
  3. On NT/2000/XP machines, if you want to change the server executable (for example, -max or -nt), it is also necessary to remove the service: 
    C:\mysql\bin> mysqld --remove
  4. Exit the WinMySQLadmin program if it is running.
  5. Unzip the distribution file to a temporary directory.
  6. Run the setup.exe program to begin the installation process. If you want to install into another directory than the default (`C:\mysql'), use the Browse button to specify your preferred directory.
  7. Finish the install process.

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