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

In case of Xampp Installation.

Go to your xampp installation and mysql folder, for my case: C:\xampp\mysql

Run the file "resetroot.bat" from cmd or explorer.

My installation started working!!!