MySQL server service or the configuration file could not be found FIX

How to fix: Either the server service or the configuration file could not be found. Startup variables and service section are therefore disabled.

With Windows XP I found that the cause was that the path or name of the exe that admin toolwas looking for was not correct. It must point to mysqld-nt for XP. To correct it, you need to:

Start the Admin tool and skip the login.

Skip the log in step by pressing & holding the ctrl key and clicking "Skip". (appears where the cancel key is pressed)

Under Service Control (left side) and Configure Service Tab you will see Path to binary mine was set to hmail server's directory and needs to be set to C:Program FilesMySQLMySQL Server 5.0inmysqld-nt (or your server install path)

Restart.

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