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Development Tools Database Foundations Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench Installing MySQL Server and Workbench on Windows

Posted by Damon Johnson
Damon Johnson
Courses Plus Student 2,775 Points

[SOLVED] Error message in MySQL Workbench [ Status check of service 'MySQLxx' returned error: Not found]

Hey,

I have followed the steps in the video and I'm getting the above error message. When I click on the Startup/Shutdown tab, I can see a message of "The database server instance is unknown" with the [Start Server] button greyed out.

Any help would be appreciated as I'm looking forward to completing the course!

Cheers

Damon Johnson
Damon Johnson
Courses Plus Student 2,775 Points

Whooops. I've fixed it now. I deleted the 'Server instance' which was failing and created a new one using the front screen.

Hope that helps someone else in the future!

thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
22,986 Points

Great you found a fix! I've edited your forum question. You can always post your answer below and mark your own answer as 'best answer' :-)