Tried doing that grant all priveleges thing and i got it to work; had a syntax error before and that why it wasnt working then; i noticed something else though, when i am running mysql.bat (as instructed in numerous guides) i change the current database to 'eq' upon closing the .bat window and reopening to check the status it has changed even though the mysql process continues to run...
my question is; is this normal? does everyone have to leave there mysql.bat prompts open to ensure the server serves the proper database?
By the way Hypershadow66, i did a search of my HD and came up with only one my.ini (the one i was looking at above) and all i found in it, just like before was;
Code:
[WinMySQLAdmin]
Server=C:/mysql/bin/mysqld-nt.exe
i dont know about you, but i dont see username/password