Hi,

> Win 2K pro sp4, Firebird version 1.5.3.4870-0-win32
> Now then I was trying to "see" the program and start figuring out how
> it works, maybe I have a misconception about the whole thing I thought
> I was installing a program I could run like access, but I saw nothing
> indicating a interface of anykind, is this what it is suppose to be?
> Does it run from within another program? Or is it standalone?

Firebird is a "naked" database server without a GUI tool. So yes, this
is how it is supposed to be. For a good Windows GUI I would suggest you
to try IBExpert's free personal edition. With an ODBC driver you could
also access firebird from within MS-Access.

hth,
Michael