Installing Mysql On Microsoft Windows Using An Msi Package - Oracle 5.0 Reference Manual

• The Complete package.
and contains all files needed for a complete Windows installation, including the Configuration Wizard.
This package includes optional components such as the embedded server and benchmark suite.
• The no-install archive.
win32.zip
Configuration Wizard. This package does not include an automated installer, and must be manually
installed and configured.
The Essentials package is recommended for most users. It is provided as an
the Windows Installer. The Complete and Noinstall distributions are packaged as Zip archives. To use
them, you must have a tool that can unpack
Your choice of install package affects the installation process you must follow. If you choose to install
either an Essentials or Complete install package, see
Windows Using an MSI
"Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows Using a

2.10.2. Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows Using an MSI Package

New MySQL users can use the MySQL Installation Wizard and MySQL Configuration Wizard to install
MySQL on Windows. These are designed to install and configure MySQL in such a way that new users
can immediately get started using MySQL.
The MySQL Installation Wizard and MySQL Configuration Wizard are available in the Essentials and
Complete install packages. They are recommended for most standard MySQL installations. Exceptions
include users who need to install multiple instances of MySQL on a single server host and advanced
users who want complete control of server configuration.
2.10.2.1. Using the MySQL Installation Wizard
MySQL Installation Wizard is an installer for the MySQL server that uses the latest installer
technologies for Microsoft Windows. The MySQL Installation Wizard, in combination with the MySQL
Configuration Wizard, enables a user to install and configure a MySQL server that is ready for use
immediately after installation.
The MySQL Installation Wizard is the standard installer for all MySQL server distributions, version
4.1.5 and higher. Users of previous versions of MySQL need to shut down and remove their existing
MySQL installations manually before installing MySQL with the MySQL Installation Wizard. See
Section 2.10.2.1.6, "Upgrading MySQL with the Installation
from a previous version.
The Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) is the standard for application installations on Windows 2000
and later versions. The MySQL Installation Wizard makes use of this technology to provide a smoother
and more flexible installation process.
The Microsoft Windows Installer Engine was updated with the release of Windows XP; those using a
previous version of Windows can reference
upgrading to the latest version of the Windows Installer Engine.
In addition, Microsoft has introduced the WiX (Windows Installer XML) toolkit, which is the first highly
acknowledged Open Source project from Microsoft. We have switched to WiX because it is an Open
Source project and it enables us to handle the complete Windows installation process in a flexible
manner using scripts.
Improving the MySQL Installation Wizard depends on the support and feedback of users. If you find
that the MySQL Installation Wizard is lacking some feature important to you, or if you discover a bug,
please report it in our bugs database using the instructions given in
or Problems".

Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows Using an MSI Package

This package has a file name similar to
This package has a file name similar to
and contains all the files found in the Complete install package, with the exception of the
Package". If you choose to install a Noinstall archive, see
files.
.zip
Section 2.10.2, "Installing MySQL on Microsoft
Zip Archive".
noinstall
Wizard", for more information on upgrading
this Microsoft Knowledge Base article
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mysql-5.0.96-win32.zip
mysql-noinstall-5.0.96-
file for use with
.msi
Section 2.10.4,
for information on
Section 1.7, "How to Report Bugs