This is a release of MySQL 4.0.18 for Win32. NOTE: If you install MySQL in a folder other than C:\MYSQL or you intend to start MySQL on NT/Win2000 as a service, you must create a file named C:\MY.CNF or \Windows\my.ini or \winnt\my.ini with the following information:: [mysqld] basedir=E:/installation-path/ datadir=E:/data-path/ After your have installed MySQL, the installation directory will contain 4 files named 'my-small.cnf, my-medium.cnf, my-large.cnf, my-huge.cnf'. You can use this as a starting point for your own C:\my.cnf file. If you have any problems, you can mail them to win32@lists.mysql.com after you have consulted the MySQL manual and the MySQL mailing list archive (http://www.mysql.com/documentation/index.html) On behalf of the MySQL AB gang, Michael Widenius