mysql in xampp starts and stops in five seconds

Question

I installed xampp in windows XP. I am able to start apache and tomcat. But when I start mysql, it gets started but stops after five seconds.

So, I am not able to w

Answer 1

This worked for me,

1. quit the XAMPP

2. cut the All files in C:\xampp\mysql\backup

3. paste and replace files in C:\xampp\mysql\data

4. run as administrator the XAMPP