title: Can't startup and connect to MySQL server
body: <p>I'm trying to use MySQL Workbench to start a server and connect to it, but for a long time I've been unable to. In the &quot;Startup / Shutdown&quot; tab in the navigator, the log shows</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:27 - Workbench will use cmd shell commands to start/stop this instance</p>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:28 - Starting server...</p>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:35 - Server start done.</p>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Checking server status...</p>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Trying to connect to MySQL...</p>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (10061) (2003)</p>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Assuming server is not running</p>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Checking server status...</p>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Trying to connect to MySQL...</p>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (10061) (2003)</p>
  <p>2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Assuming server is not running</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>Can anyone help me with this or offer an alternate way to run the server and connect to it? Thanks.</p>
  <p>OS: Windows 8.1</p>