MySQL won't start

When I try to run MySQL from DOS I get the following message:

ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)

In addition, when I select MySQL>Start in the EasyPHP window, the traffic light turns yellow but then red again. I am using Windows Vista. When I checked the hosts file, localhost was defined to 127.0.0.1. I tried allowing EasyPHP to have permission to go through the filewall and I opened port 3306 but neither worked.

Can you try to run EasyPHP as Administrator, or disable Vista UAC ?

I tried running Easy PHP as administrator, and I still had the same problems.

I've also been getting the following messages in my EasyPHP.log:

04/11 23:53:33 EasyPHP MySQL ServerBase::Start ScanProcess -> 1320
04/11 23:53:34 EasyPHP ServerBase::TimerProc : GetProcessVersion MySQL (pid: 1320) error 5

The timestamps appear to be the times I attempt to connect to MySQL from the EasyPHP window. I should also say that the PHP at least appears to be working fine.

And without Vista UAC ?

I tried selecting "kill" quickly while EasyPHP was connecting to MySQL. Since then, I seem to have been able to connect to MySQL. However, when I try starting MySQL, I get the following error:

ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: ****)

I figured out how to set the password. Now thing seem to work fine.

How!?

Please, can you specify your problem ?

Wow! tested to start mySQL and quickly press "Kill"... worked like a charm! thx!