FW: Error 2003: Cannot connect to mySQL server on localhost <10061>

Bob Melis wrote:
> - I've checked process running and I cannot get mysql to run using
the
> CMD window and typing mysqld or mysqld-n.

Please elaborate..
(or copy/paste from cmd window.)
***************RESPONSE1*****************
cmd procedure:
cd\mysql\bin
mysql>mysqld
mysql>mysqld-nt

to try and get it running
***************end1********************

> - err file in data directory: I cannot open it or do not know how to
> open it - it is called Robert.err and is 345kb so something is in
it.

It's a plain ASCII text file with CR/LF line endings.
It opens with notepad or similar.

You can also paste the last 20 lines or so into this conversation,
or attach the entire file in zipped form.

***** RESPONSE TO ABOVE2**********************
err file: looks like a conflict with logfile1 and .cnf file.
InnoDB: Error: log file .\ib_logfile1 is of different size 0 0 bytes
InnoDB: than specified in the .cnf file 0 5242880 bytes!
051129 18:54:02  Can't init databases
051129 18:54:02  Aborting

051129 18:54:03  InnoDB: Warning: shutting down a not properly started
                 InnoDB: or created database!
051129 18:54:03  MySql: Shutdown Complete
*****************END2**************************

> - This problem started after I reinstalled windows xp and I noticed
> the update version was labled differently than what I had before.

Not sure what you mean by "update version".
*******************Response3********************************
Used the windows reinstall CD per Dell's instructions to correct a
problem conflict between an application and IE. When I did this it
asked about drivers and the help desk said to skip it. Turned out the
next day had a problem with my sound card but it repaired itself. I
also had to download all of Microsoft updates since they were all
gone. When I noticed that mysql was not working, I found that I no
longer had myodbc and reinstalled 3.51 yesterday.
******************end3***************************************

> Do you think I will need to reinstall mysql?

No, but then again, I have no clue what your exact problem is (yet).
*******************Response4****************************
hopefully this new information will help determine what I must do.
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> - my.ini file listing is the following:
> [mysqld]
> basedir=C:/mysql
> datadir=C:/mysql/data

Assuming the above directories exist etc., the config file looks OK to
me.

**********************Response5*******************************
Yes, they I have all of them. It worked for two years and only had
this problem since I reinstalled windows. I suspect something was
changed or deleted when I did this since the myodbc was no longer on
my pc.
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