Tammie,
You might just try resetting the root password
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/resetting-permissions.html#resetting-permissions-windows.
Hope this helps,
Tyler
On 10/19/10 12:38 PM, Montgomery, Tammie wrote:
> I had an old version of mySQL on my computer but never used it. I thought I knew the
> root password but it wouldn't let me in. I went ahead and uninstalled it thinking I would
> get a newer version anyway. I used the Windows interface to uninstall the previous
> version. It appeared to be gone but when I installed the new version, it asked me what the
> previous root password was and then give new one. I left previous blank and gave it the
> new password. Now it has been sitting at the screen in the configuration wizard for Apply
> security settings for about 20 minutes. How should I recover from this?
>
> Barracuda 400 vers 3.5.12 Checked - Virus Free
>
