MySQL Bugs: #18711: I receive this error: 2017 <hy000>: can't open named pipe to host: .pipe:

Bug #18711	I receive this error: 2017 <hy000>: can't open named pipe to host: .pipe:
Submitted:	1 Apr 2006 18:43	Modified:	1 Apr 2006 22:33
Reporter:	David Young	Email Updates:
Status:	Not a Bug	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	4.1.1.8	OS:	Windows (win home xp)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
I have entered a file c:/my.ini that contains
[client]
host = localhost

and have edited c:/program files/mysql/mysql server 4.1/my.ini to include
host = localhost
socket = mysql

I still receive 

error: 2017 <hy000>: can't open named pipe to host: .pipe:

help please.
Thanks,
David

How to repeat:
mysql - h localhost -u root -W -p

Thank you for the bug report. You need to use the key enable-named-pipe
under [mysqld] section:

c:\mysql\bin>type c:\my.ini
[client]
host = localhost

[mysqld]
basedir=c:/mysql
datadir=c:/mysql/data
enable-named-pipe

c:\mysql\bin>mysql -h localhost -u root -W -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1 to server version: 4.1.18-nt

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> show variables like "%named%";
+---------------+-------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+---------------+-------+
| named_pipe    | ON    |
+---------------+-------+
1 row in set (0.06 sec)

mysql>

Below is the section you informed me to change and I still get the same error.  Ideas?
Thanks,
David

[client]
host=localhost

protocol = pipe
port=3306

[mysql]

default-character-set=latin1

# SERVER SECTION
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# The following options will be read by the MySQL Server. Make sure that
# you have installed the server correctly (see above) so it reads this 
# file.
#
[mysqld]
basedir=c:/mysql
datadir=c:/mysql/data
enable-named-pipe

# The TCP/IP Port the MySQL Server will listen on
port=3306

Hi,
Did you re-started the server after the my.ini modification?
If yes try to start the server as standalone like this command:

mysqld-nt --standalone --console --enable-named-pipe

and verify if it works