MySQL Bugs: #6736: Installation of mysql-essential binaries fails to start service

Bug #6736	Installation of mysql-essential binaries fails to start service
Submitted:	21 Nov 2004 2:53	Modified:	21 Nov 2004 3:55
Reporter:	[ name withheld ]	Email Updates:
Status:	Duplicate	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Installing	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:		OS:
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
When installing mysql-4.1.7-essential-win.msi application, in the configuration process, in the last step the service cannot start and installation fails. Even after a successfull installation (without starting up the service), and using MySQL System Tray Monitor, the service cannot start also. 

How to repeat:
Install mysql-4.1.7-essential-win.msi and in the configuration process make sure to start the service in the end of the configuration.

Suggested fix:
I think that there is a problem with the registration of the location of the executable in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MySQL\

the executable should be 'mysqld-nt' and not 'mysqld-max-nt' for the essential package. I also found some people on the mysql foruns complaining about a similar problem.

Thank you for the bug report. This issue was already reported
by bug:

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=5845