Error Logging into phpmyadmin after changing root password

Hello,

I apologize if this is rambling or confusing, but after 4 hours of trying to fix this mistake I'm feeling fatigued.

As to coincide with a configuration on a previous computer, I, after installing this version of Easy Php on my new computer, logged into phpmyadmin and changed the root user password. This automatically gave me this error upon trying to access another page:

#1045 - Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

and has done so since.

This has been after changing the config.inc.php file to supply the the password, uninstalling the program, uninstalling the program again as well as deleting the virtual store location and then moving the file to something outside of Program Files (x86), restarting the computer a bunch of times, and trying to force feed a file that stated:

UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('') WHERE User='root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

into mysql directly. I received this error eventually after failing to feed the file and trying to access mysql directly that stated:

@2003 cannot connect to server on local host

At this point I just want to a fresh start. I'll be happy to reinstall EasyPhp and create another user other than host, but so far I have not been able to eradicate the source of the problem. I even went searching through the registry, but I wasn't able to locate any files associated with EasyPhp or Mysql.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I was setting up my new build (running Windows 7, I guess I should mention) and planning on meeting up with a potential client later this week. Now I'm worried that my current client's work will not be finished in time for that, and I'll have more than this problem.

Thank you in advance.
------>Jeff

Okay, I relocated that other thread and found the bit about the listn 127.0.0.1:8080. I did do that and it only gave me an error as if it could not connect to the network. I played with the settings of that and my virtual hosts for a little bit before returning the file to its original configuration. Now it's working. Why would this be?

I have installed 5.3.2i version of easyPHP on windows XP. Installation goes through without error. When I start easyPHP, it gives error that "unexpected end of Apache". The Mysql runs normally. What could be the problem?
Thanks.
Alok