mySQL - open, beep, close

[Dave987]

Hi all. When just running mySQL from C:\mySQL\bin - I get mySQL pop open , a beep , flash of an error message , and then it closes.

When opened from a command prompt, the error message is this:

ERROR 2003: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)


After a brief search on the forums , I couldn't find a solution, so ..
I thought it could have been something to do with winmysqladmin being on the red traffic light , but when I tried to Start this Service, it decided to flash green, and go red again.

Any help is appreciated. I cannot reinstall mySQL because the damn SETUP.exe wont work! :evil:

Thanks for your help!