pokka_chi wrote:

> Would FB scan to see if there are garbage for cleanup upon startup
> even though there isn't? By the way, I'd like clarify that the
> sluggishness only occurs after cold start of the machine. Shutting
> down the FB and restarting FB does not cause the sluggish response.
> So, it may probably related to Windows cache. But I don't understand
> why it is so slow (seems that it is doing somesort of table scan).
>

Hmm, you don't use the .gdb extension for your database, by any chance?

And second, is there a virusscanner active on the dbserver?

regards,
John