--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Jim McKay" <jdmckay@...> wrote:

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> My system event log has repeated entry:
>
> Error: Service Control Manager
> Event: 7024
> The Distributed Transaction Coordinator service terminated with
> service-specific error 3221229584.
>
> Could this be it?

Yes it was... fixed.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/205069