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I didn't start this, it happened on startup.<br />
How do I get this -not- to start on startup?
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I didn't start this, it happened on startup.
How do I get this -not- to start on startup?

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This is how to shut it down:<br />
&quot;C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysqladmin&quot; -u root shutdown<br />
but still would like to know how to prevent it from starting automagically.
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This is how to shut it down:
"C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysqladmin" -u root shutdown
but still would like to know how to prevent it from starting automagically.

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check out the mysql startup options, you can set it somewhere, I don't remember the form, though.<br />
in the mySQL menu in Start -&gt; Programs -&gt; MySQL there is a configuration tool, as far as I remember.
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check out the mysql startup options, you can set it somewhere, I don't remember the form, though.
in the mySQL menu in Start -> Programs -> MySQL there is a configuration tool, as far as I remember.

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That gives you the option of starting it as a service (or not).
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That gives you the option of starting it as a service (or not).

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In the Task Manager (for Win XP) I see the MySQL daemon (mysqld-nt.exe),<br />
But when I attempt to stop it from the command line:<br />
&gt;net stop mysql<br />
I get this message:<br />
The MySQL service is not started.<br />
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Can someone explain?
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In the Task Manager (for Win XP) I see the MySQL daemon (mysqld-nt.exe),
But when I attempt to stop it from the command line:
>net stop mysql
I get this message:
The MySQL service is not started.

Can someone explain?

MySQL daemon

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