--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Dmitry Yemanov"
<dimitr@u...> wrote:

>
> "Adam" <s3057043@y...> wrote:
> >
> > > Installed under the user "firebird" or localsystem?
> >
> > Localsystem (sorry, should have said that).
>
> Do you have the "Interact with desktop" option set? If not, local
> connections aren't going to work. And this is documented.
>
>
> Dmitry
>

Yes, it is enabled.

I tested this morning and found the same issue (same error as well)
when trying to use embedded FB on win2003. I would be really
surprised if no-one had noticed embedded doesn't work on that
platform by now. Details here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firebird-support/message/67823

Thanks
Adam