Easy it aint, kept getting this...
The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail.
But here's how to fix it,
Get MySQL
First download MySQL
Install MySQL
Now unzip the executable and install it, when it's finished and asking you if you want to run the configuration tool, don't; we'll deal with this in a minute.
Install Resource Hacker
Now to fix the MySQL Instance Configuration Tool, so it will install the MySQL service in Vista, download Resource Hacker...
Unzip it and open it's folder, then Right-Click on ResourceHacker and Run as Administrator.
Edit Resources
Now using Resource Hacker open the file...
- C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\MySQLInstanceConfig.exe
Navigate to 24 / 1 / 1033 and look at the config on the left. On line 6 you should see asAdministrator, change this to requireAdministrator then click Compile Script; then finally Save the file.
Run MySQL Instance Config
Finally run the MySQL Instance Configuration tool from within...
- C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\MySQLInstanceConfig.exe
This should now be able to create the system service and finally give you MySQL running on Windows Vista.
