Trouble loading database in local production environment -- SOS?

Newbie here. Problem: Loading database -- how the heck do I solve?
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I installed Apache2Triad at Local Disk (C:) and confirmed that it was up and running as expected on my local desktop PC (XP SP3). I then installed Drupal-6.2 into htdocs of Apache installation. My next step was to create a database and populate it with the necessary tables and structures that Drupal need in order to function.

I opened up a command-line shell (Start/Run, cmd) I did the following:

1. C:\ mysqladmin -u root -p create drupal and entered password 123snuggles123 when prompted.

2. Entered the MySQL command-line prompt by using the command: C:\ mysql -u root -p Entered password 123snuggles123 again when prompted

3. Set database username and password for Drupal specifically by entering the command:

mysql>GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON drupal.* TO drupal@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '123snuggles123';

I rec'd the correct response from the command and the screen looked like this:

.................. Query OK, 0 rows affected <0.37 sec>
....................mysql>
4. I then typed: mysql> flush privileges;

5. Type quit to exit the MySQL command-line client and then went on to the next step, loading the database.

I am having a problem at this point with the path

The command is suppose to be:

mysql -u drupal -p drupal

I receive an error message saying that the path is incorrect. C:/apache2triad/htdocs/drupal-6.2 path is correct. But when I look inside the drupal-6.2 dir, I do not see a dir having the name: database.

I did some exploring via My Computer and found: C:\apache2triad\mysql\data\drupal

And at this point, I'm stumped.

Any ideas on what I do next? Confused in Washington state...

HUGE THANK YOU TO ANYBODY WHO CAN HELP!!

Sunni