Base table or view already exists: 1050 Table 'sales_flat_order' already exists

Question

I am installing magento in localhost XAMPP getting this error again and again with different log record number

Please reply i am learning magento first time..

Error in file: "C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\Projects\\magento-downloader-1.7.0.0\\app\\code\\core\\Mage\\Sales\\sql\\sales_setup\\install-1.6.0.0.php" - SQLSTATE[42S01]: Base table or view already exists: 1050 Table 'sales_flat_order' already exists

Trace:

#0 C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\Projects\\magento-downloader-1.7.0.0\\app\\code\\core\\Mage\\Core\\Model\\Resource\\Setup.php(645): Mage::exception('Mage_Core', 'Error in file: ...')

#1 C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\Projects\\magento-downloader-1.7.0.0\\app\\code\\core\\Mage\\Core\\Model\\Resource\\Setup.php(421): Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Setup->_modifyResourceDb('install', '', '1.6.0.8')

#2 C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\Projects\\magento-downloader-1.7.0.0\\app\\code\\core\\Mage\\Core\\Model\\Resource\\Setup.php(327): Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Setup->_installResourceDb('1.6.0.8')

#3 C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\Projects\\magento-downloader-1.7.0.0\\app\\code\\core\\Mage\\Core\\Model\\Resource\\Setup.php(235): Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Setup->applyUpdates()

#4 C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\Projects\\magento-downloader-1.7.0.0\\app\\code\\core\\Mage\\Core\\Model\\App.php(417): Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Setup::applyAllUpdates()

#5 C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\Projects\\magento-downloader-1.7.0.0\\app\\code\\core\\Mage\\Core\\Model\\App.php(343): Mage_Core_Model_App->_initModules() #6 C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\Projects\\magento-downloader-1.7.0.0\\app\\Mage.php(684): Mage_Core_Model_App->run(Array)

#7 C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\Projects\\magento-downloader-1.7.0.0\\index.php(87): Mage::run('', 'store')

#8 {main}

Error log record number: 1003391393

Answer 1

I think you should delete all the tables inside the magento databse 'sales_*' drop all tables starting from the sales_ keyword.

base table already exist

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