Change Root MySQL Password

For this step we will use the GUI MySQL tools. We will use MySQL Administrator.

To start using the MySQL Administrator Choose Program Files > MySQL > MySQL Administrator. The MySQL Administrator tool will come up.

You will enter "localhost" for the server name and root for the user name.



After logging in Choose User Administration.

In the left nav bar you will see the root account, select the root account left click it and choose "Show hosts".



Select the "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" nav under root. Then in the left panel enter your new root password.