From: Date: July 21 2000 11:57am
Subject: Re: Trying to get started
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On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Jim Hall wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am wanting to install MySQL on my Win98SE machine. I have downloaded the
> latest release (mysql-3.23.21-beta-win-src.zip).
> The only file in the doc directory is a readme. It talks about included
> files: mysqld, mysqld-opt, and mysqld-nt, but the .zip didn't contain any
> of those files. In fact, there was no BIN folder at all. Have I not
> downloaded the correct archive, or do I need to download other files also?
>
> Any and all help in getting MySQL up and running on my windoze machine is
> greatly appreciated!
>
> TIA!
> -Jim
>
>

Hi!

You have downloaded a source.

Download binaries instead.


-- 
Regards,

Sinisa

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