title: MySQL driver for Rails in Windows 7 x64
body: <p>I've got problem with connecting to MySQL database on my freshly installed Windows 7 machine.
  I'm getting this error when I try to migrate my database.</p>
  
  <pre><code>!!! The bundled mysql.rb driver has been removed from Rails 2.2. Please install 
  the mysql gem and try again: gem install mysql.
  rake aborted!
  193: %1 is not valid Win32 application - C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.8.1-x86-mswin32/lib/1.8/mysql_api.so
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I currently have installed</p>
  
  <pre><code>ruby 1.8.6 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 287) [i386-mswin32]
  mysql version 5.0.86  for Win64
  gem 1.3.1
  mysql-2.8.1-x86-mswin32
  </code></pre>