--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Alex Taylor <basswar@v...> wrote:

> Hey!
>
> Do you mean the "registration" in an admin tool like IBManager,
> IBExpert, etc. where you can register the host (with the server

running)?

>
> Regards: Alex Taylor

Yes, that is what I meant. IBOConsole, to be precise. I can update
this issue with the following:

(a) I was able to go into the command line and open the sample
employees database;

(b) I was able to open the sample through another GUI admin program,
IB_SQL;

but

(c) I ran into the same error (with a different memory location) at
some point using IB_SQL. Basically it worked fine, but this access
error popped up when I tried to do something (unfortunately I have
forgotten exactly what I was doing).

I can only take a SWAG at it and guess that the problem has something
to do with WinXP. Besides prohibiting me from using IBOConsole (which
was recommended to me as the best tool), the error is not fatal.
However, I do feel a little leary switching to a database on which I
have received such an undiagnosed error early on, as I am afraid it
may crop up later after I have more invested in it. If anyone has any
ideas, I would appreciate hearing them.