--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Nico Callewaert" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the info. The Firebird build is 1.5.2.4731. It is
> running local on a Windows XP machine. DB connectivity is done
> using FIBPlus. The extension is FDB and no shadowing.
> The delay is happening only when the first time the form is opened.
> The connection to the database is established already at that point.
> I will try the hyperthreading. Anything I can check still ?

Whether you have a virus scanner that scans the database when the db
file is accessed.

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