--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Hannes Streicher >

> your filename is the problem,
> change it from *.gdb to *.fdb this will solve it
>

I wish it were. I've changed it to test.fdb but a simple select to
locate a record by primary key still takes a minute or so after cold
start of the PC. I also thought it might be a problem of my PC and
tried other databases like NexusDB, FlashFiler, and Postgresql. They
are all ok.

PK