Welp, got stopped in my tracks. uninstalled (and even manual purged) mysql, in prep to reinstall the correct version..
Installed correct version, got to configure it, and it can't start the service. Can't start it manually either. I've even gone through it a couple times uninstalling, purging the data folders manually, purging the service registry keys manually, etc...still can't get it. I think this machine is hosed as far as mysql goes, unless I wipe and reinstall windows. I'm going to move the whole thing to a virtual server for now until I build my dedicated box for it I think. Unless anyone knows how to get around that service issue...
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