Bug #3868 windows binary package 4.1.1a has no setup.exe file!
Submitted: 24 May 2004 4:13 Modified: 24 May 2004 4:39
Reporter: David Buzz Email Updates:
Status: Duplicate Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Installing Severity:S1 (Critical)
Version:4.1.1a OS:Windows (Windows)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[24 May 2004 4:13] David Buzz 
Description:
Ddespite what all the documentation everywhere says, the windows binary package called "mysql-4.1.1a-alpha-win2.zip"  does NOT contain a "setup.exe" package. I think this is a pretty major oversight as it make installing it nearly impossible for "newbies". (I'm not a newbie, but I normally run unix boxes, so I'm at a loss as how to install it on windows  when the official instructions are obviously not able to be followed!).

How to repeat:
download the "mysql-4.1.1a-alpha-win2.zip" file for yourself, unzip it, and try to find the setup.exe!   It's not there.   i downloaded it twice, from different mirrors just to make sure.

Suggested fix:
att the setup.exe back in.  Derh!
[24 May 2004 4:16] David Buzz 
minor typo in bug... filename should be: "mysql-4.1.1a-alpha-win.zip"    (not the absence of the "2" in the name.   I downloaded it twice (hence I added the 2 to the second one) to check the problem was repeatable.
[24 May 2004 4:39] MySQL Verification Team 
Duplicate of bug report: #2057 

Additional Info:
The manual notes this problem and provides installation information:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Windows_binary_installation.html
[24 May 2004 4:42] David Buzz 
thanks.   I read that page, and just didn't see that paragaph.   Silly me. Thanks very much for your time.