MongoDB on a Windows 7 machine: No connection could be made

Question

After I have started Mongo using mongod.exe on a Windows 7 machine, I tried to start the mongo shell that failed with the error:

Failed to connect to

Answer 1

I had a very similar experience to @user1501382, but tweaked everything slightly in accordance with the documentation

1) cd c: //changes to C drive

2) mkdir data //creates directory data

3) cd data

4) mkdir db //creates directory db

5) cd db //changes directory so that you are in c:/data/db

6) run mongod -dbpath

7) close this terminal, open a new one and run mongod