title: Error 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)
body: <p>Please don't post this question as duplicate. I am trying to configure mysql for about 3 weeks now. Someone should really help me.</p>
  
  <p>I recently installed MySQL 5.1 in a Lenovo laptop to do my project. The laptop is running on Windows 8. 
  The installation was fine but when I tried to configure MySQL it worked till the last page.</p>
  
  <p>There am getting Error Nr 2003. </p>
  
  <p>I tried it through the command prompt, through services in the control panel. But the problem is that the mysql service is not starting at all. Why it is not starting ? What will be blocking it from starting ?</p>