At 11:30 PM 14/01/2004 +1100, you wrote:

> > If there is an application talking to it, why would it be a Dead Instance?
>
>I have 4 apps running and 5 fb_inet_server, so 1 classic server should not
>be there. Also, that one is going crazy since 1 hour ago, consuming 50%
>processor and it has already I/O Read Bytes = 75 Giga and growing fast.
>
>
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>So, the question is what app is talking to that Server Process??

Gloom, I'm fairly sure I remember Dmitry saying you couldn't tell on
Windows. Hope Dmitry's watching this thread?

In the meantime, can't you look at what each app is doing? A recursive
stored procedure? a looper that can't escape? Can you close each app until
either the problem goes away or you find the one that you can't close?

/heLen