3) Install MySQL Server 5
- Select Typical install
- Make sure you tick the "Configure the MySQL Server now" box
- Click "Finish"
- Select "Standard Configuration"
- Make sure "Install as Windows Service" is ticked and that the service name is MySQL
- DO NOT tick "Launch the MySQL server automatically" or "Include BIN Directory in Windows PATH"
- Click "Next"
- Tick "Modify Security Settings" and put in the following information:
- current root password: LEAVE BLANK
- New root password: root
- Confirm: root
- Tick "Enable remote access" if you want to be able to edit the database from a different computer
- Click Next
- Click Execute