MySQL Bugs: #72883: server files installed in wrong directory

Bug #72883	server files installed in wrong directory
Submitted:	5 Jun 2014 3:24	Modified:	6 Jun 2014 12:01
Reporter:	Dennis Foreman	Email Updates:
Status:	Duplicate	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Installing	Severity:	S1 (Critical)
Version:	5.6	OS:	Windows (win 7 )
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	install directory server

Description:
Installing for the web community or community msi files, the web server is getting installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Canon\Easy-WebPrint EX. I have no idea why this directory is being chosen. There are no other my.ini files on my entire system. 

How to repeat:
Download the Windows msi installer and run it, specifying a data directory on a different partition than the default (and different from the program directory default). I did not change the program directory specification.

Suggested fix:
unknown

no sure why it only happens with this cannon software, but it is reported as http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=68227

Thank you for the bug report. How Shane mentioned was already reported.

Thanks for the quick reply. I have tried BOTH "mysql-installer-web-community-5.6.19.0.xmsi" and "mysql-installer-community-5.6.19.0.msi". The problem  is repeatable for both. The installers ALWAYS create this mysterious Canon subdirectory with all the 5.6 server files in it. And this is the directory that Windows Services points to. If there is a way to install MySQL by extracting all the files and running another installation program, I am willing to try it. Can you post a location for such a program? I saw the "duplicate" reference, but haven't found the "standalone installer" referenced there.
PS. Before every install, I completely uninstall the previous one and totally remove ALL files and folders from it.

Just a stupid idea, maybe, but could it be a very rare collision of checksums/UIDs/GUIDs or similar for the two softwares?

I removed ALL my Canon software. Re-booted. Re-ran the Community msi. It STILL put the server files in a Canon folder (same name as previously reported) and set that folder as the file address for the MYSQL service. While I wait for a solution, is there a method to rename the folder, edit the registry to contain the new name, etc.? What else would I have to do to "fix it"?

As a temporary workaround, I moved the Server folder to the MySQL directory, then went to regedit: HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/MySQL56
and modified the path to make it point to the proper place. Of course, if there are updates to MySQL, they might not find it.