--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@...>
wrote:

>
> At 09:38 AM 10/05/2006, Adam wrote:
>
> > > Also since SP2 I've found that my machine takes yonks (actually

2-3

> > > minutes in real time but a hell of a lot longer when I need it)

before

> > > it will accept network connections.
> > > While waitling for the beep that says it is ready it returns
> > > "Connection actively refused..."
> >
> >I hope you don't use .gdb extention for the filename. This is a
> >documented Windows System Restore issue.
>
> Hehe---does anyone know whether M$ added ".fdb" to its

SystemRestore

> hit-list in SP2? (I don't run XP so can't check it myself.)

No it is safe.

Caveat: At the moment. Crystal ball not working too well at the
moment.

Adam