Recover Root Password for MYSQL

Simple way to recover root password for MYSQL Stop mysql service In “c:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\my.ini”, add skip-grant-tables in [mysqld] Start mysql service Run mysql commandline utility Type UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD(‘MyNewPass’) WHERE User=’root’; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; Stop mysql service Remove skip-grant-table in my.ini Start mysql service Full Version from MySQL (slightly different) http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html