1045 access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' using password yes

到WINDOWS的命令行了（‘DOS’ 下），切换到你的MySQL bin目录下。 比如我的是 C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/bin
然后敲下面的粗体的命令。注意你的my.ini位置。

C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/bin>mysqld --defaults-file="C:/Program
Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/my.ini" --console --skip-grant-tables
090515 22:06:09 [Warning] The syntax '--log' is deprecated and will be removed i
n MySQL 7.0. Please use '--general_log'/'--general_log_file' instead.
090515 22:06:09 [Warning] The syntax '--log_slow_queries' is deprecated and will
 be removed in MySQL 7.0. Please use '--slow_query_log'/'--slow_query_log_file'
instead.
090515 22:06:09 [Warning] The syntax '--log' is deprecated and will be removed i
n MySQL 7.0. Please use '--general_log'/'--general_log_file' instead.
090515 22:06:09 [Warning] The syntax '--log_slow_queries' is deprecated and will
 be removed in MySQL 7.0. Please use '--slow_query_log'/'--slow_query_log_file'
instead.
090515 22:06:09 [ERROR] The update log is no longer supported by MySQL in versio
n 5.0 and above. It is replaced by the binary log. Now starting MySQL with --log
-bin='' instead.
090515 22:06:09 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 324221
090515 22:06:09 [Note] mysqld: ready for connections.
Version: '5.1.33-community-log' socket: '' port: 3306 MySQL Community Server
(GPL)

看到这个结果就说明MySQL已经起来了。
再开一个DOS窗口，同样切到mysql bin目录下，
C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/bin>mysql -uroot mysql
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or /g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2
Server version: 5.1.33-community-log MySQL Community Server (GPL)

Type 'help;' or '/h' for help. Type '/c' to clear the buffer.

mysql>

到这，你就继续按 方法一：操作就行。update完表后，退出，

然后
C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/bin>mysqladmin shutdown

之后正常重启MySQL服务就行了。

 

方法一： 
# /etc/init.d/mysql stop 
# mysqld_safe --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking & 
# mysql -u root mysql 
mysql> UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD(’newpassword’) where USER=’root’; 
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; 
mysql> quit 
# /etc/init.d/mysql restart 
# mysql -uroot -p 
Enter password: <输入新设的密码newpassword> 
mysql>