MySQL and Vista

[merb]

I'm trying to help someone set up their own server and their PC is running Vista. For MySQL, I get the MySQL Essentials, install it with the default (Typical) setting. At the end, the box is checked to configure the server, but it doesn't run. When I try to manually run it, it says "The application failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect" and no matter what else I download or how I modify/repair it, it always says that. I've unblocked it, taken down the firewall, everything, any ideas?

[Derision]

I'm trying to help someone set up their own server and their PC is running Vista. For MySQL, I get the MySQL Essentials, install it with the default (Typical) setting. At the end, the box is checked to configure the server, but it doesn't run. When I try to manually run it, it says "The application failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect" and no matter what else I download or how I modify/repair it, it always says that. I've unblocked it, taken down the firewall, everything, any ideas?

I ran across this a couple of weeks ago. I had to do what was described in this thread on the MySQL forums:

http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?11,195569,195569#msg-195569

In particular:

4. Download and run Resource Hacker http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
5. Open ...\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\MySQLInstanceConfig.exe with Resource Hacker
6. Navigate to 24\1\1033
7. Change
<requestedExecutionLevel level="asAdministrator" uiAccess="false">
to
<requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false">
8. Press "Compile script"
9. Exit Resource Hacker and save the result (overwrite the initial MySQLInstanceConfig.exe)