title: Can't change MySQL password
body: <p>I installed MySQL, and the installation requires a password. I didn't want to enter one, but I had to to click "Next" and finish the installation.</p>
  
  <p>So, I tried to change it. </p>
  
  <p>In the cmd prompt:</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\&gt;mysql -u root -p
  Enter password: **
  
  mysql&gt; use mysql;
  Database changed
  mysql&gt; select `password` from `user` where `user` = 'root';
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>That returns an empty password field. But when I do <code>mysql -u root</code> I get the access denied error, and then I do <code>mysql -u root -p</code> and it asks for a password, I press enter, and I get denied access. So I repeat what's in the code block above, and the same thing happens.</p>