Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061) after Installation

Question

I installed MySQL using mysql-installer-5.5.20.0.msi on Windows 7. From the cmd window, I run \"mysqlshow -u root -p\". It asked for a password, then return

Answer 1

this issue is very to solve by windows server users

1. go to this path C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin

2. run this tool "MySQLInstanceConfig.exe"

and config the instatnce again and problem solved