Hi:

> > Installed as service on NT restarts automatically
>
> I seem to have exactly the opposite experience !
>
> If i start the server as a application then I see the icon on the system
> tray and the server is brought up if shut down.
> in the middle of some activity,
> On the other hand,
> If I start it as service then both the ibguard and ibserver go down if I
> shut the server down in the middle of some
> activity !!
>
> Is this behaviour anamolous ??

I have installed on three machines (2 x NT & 1 2000) and it behaves
exactly as I suggested.
Can you re-install and check again? This is NT correct?