I am sorry, but i cannot just right now remeber the settings. I dont
have vista around. I had to get rid of some vistas new and improved
things to install services and stuff.

Could you try to install as XP compapility mode. Try right mouse
click over .exe file. (it worked with adobe acrobat 8.0)
-Jarkko

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "legacydrum" <blwf@...>
wrote:

>
> Helen,
>
> Thank you for your reply. I am currently using my own

Installshield

> build and installing all the necessary files specified in the
> Firebird release notes section. The install has worked for years
> using Windows 98, 2000, Xp, 2003. There must be something

additional

> that needs to be added to allow it to work on Windows Vista.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@>
> wrote:
> >
> > At 11:10 AM 4/03/2007, you wrote:
> > >I am trying to install Firebird Service on Windows Vista using

the

> > >following command: "instsvc i" and I receive the error message
> listed
> > >below:
> > >
> > >Error occurred during "OpenSCManager".
> > >Access is denied.
> > >
> > >The Windows Vista User has full administrator rights. I seem to

be

> > >stumped with this problem. Does anyone know what the solution

is

> to
> > >this problem? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Are you sure the service is not installed already? If you used

the

> > executable Firebird installer, it would have been...then, running
> > instsvc.exe would throw a Services Console Manager exception....
> >
> > ./heLen
> >
>