Otherwise, you'll usually need the MySQL root user password for the first two steps. This module will transparently make DB connections persistent. Of course all this wastes lots of RAM, so mwForum is not well suited for mass-hosting of forums. I didn't thoroughly test mwForum on Windows, but it does work with Apache on Windows 98 and 2000. There seem to be some problems with IIS, at least with certain versions, but user reports have been too unspecific so far.
More specific reports are welcome.
As the first user you'll automatically get forum administrator status. Enter the categories page and create one or more categories. Enter the board admin page, create a one or more boards and configure their options. Please note that all boards are created as private by default, so don't forget to make them visible to normal users. Features listed here are optional, you don't need to configure them.