2.3.4.3. Choosing a Maintenance Option
If the MySQL Configuration Wizard detects an existing
my.ini file, you have the option of
either reconfiguring your existing server, or removing the
server instance by deleting the my.ini
file and stopping and removing the MySQL service.
To reconfigure an existing server, choose the
option and
click the Next button. Your existing
my.ini file is renamed to
mytimestamp.ini.bak,
where timestamp is the date and
time at which the existing my.ini file
was created. To remove the existing server instance, choose
the option and
click the Next button.
If you choose the
option, you advance to a confirmation window. Click the
Execute button. The MySQL Configuration
Wizard stops and removes the MySQL service, and then deletes
the my.ini file. The server installation
and its data folder are not removed.
If you choose the option, you advance to the
dialog where you can
choose the type of installation that you wish to configure.
