problem installing mysql in Win2000

[JamesGNS]

warning: newbie question!!!!

i installed from mysql-3.23.47-win.zip
when i type: mysqld-max --standalone

i get an error: Fatal error: Can't find messagefile 'c:\mysql #e.g. ... errmsg.sys'

so i copied the errmsg.sys file for english to the c:\mysql directory and get the same error message.

how do i fix this?

thanks,

-james
berkeley, ca

 

[qleader]

I recently installed Mysql and had no problems. That was actually a little scary. Most of the things that run on a typical unix system I had to do a little work. Have you tried running it with this method:
C:\> C:\mysql\bin\mysqld-nt --standalone

or

C:\> C:\mysql\bin\mysqld --standalone --debug

See the section 2.6.2.3 Running MySQL on Windows in the docs manual.

Hope that will help out..
qleader