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First, I have to reiterate that I HATE Vista. Every operation requires confirmation and it is a resource HOG! Rest assured I will install XP Pro on this notebook, but for now the P.O.S. operating system will host a PHP/MySQL development environment.

Anyway, this post is not about Vista. Instead, it is about running MySQL 5.0 on Vista. I discovered the config. utility (MySQLInstanceConfig.exe) would not run due to a typo in the executable manifest.

This is a documented bug that is scheduled to be fixed in an official update. I am not going to wait until the update is released, so I downloaded Resource Hacker and fixed the manifest information.

Ten minutes well spent. The config. utility executable is patched and runs on Vista. If you want to fix the manifest yourself, follow the instructions below (screen shots are on their way):

1. Download Resource Hacker
2. Extract files to the folder of your choice (<program files>\resource hacker\)
3. Run the ResHacker executable
4. Open the configuration utility (<mysql bin>\MySQLInstanceConfig.exe)
5. Find text “asAdministrator” (only one instance found)
6. Replace text with “requireAdministrator”
7. Click the Compile Script button
8. Save the executable
9. Exit Resource Hacker
10. Enjoy!