> Michael L. Horne wrote
> I was trying to restore a db on my local computer using
> EMS Interbase/Firebird Manager and got the following message
> Sorry, but Service Manager is unavailable on server [Local Server].

I had this once and solved the problem by making sure to tick the 'copy
gds32.dll to system directory' (or something to that effect) option when
installing.

Regards
Gary