Running windows setup.exe installer it displayes the Information text
before starting the install procedure.

"Before installation
-------------------
It is recommended that you UNINSTALL all previous
versions of Firebird or InterBase before installing
this package."

1) Can I install and test FB2 without removing FB1.x server from the
machine?

I can live with the fact that FB1.5 engine must be shutdown during FB2
testings. But removing fb1 might be too much. I dont have a spare
machine at home so must use the same Win2k box.

I want to test my unicode(UTF-8) testcase in FB2 version.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/akini/ib/

2) Can I use current jdbc driver with FB2
If I cannot use jdbc or .net driver then my FB2 testcase can wait for
another time. I dont have any other tools to connect fb database.