At 07:30 PM 16/01/2009, you wrote:

>Thanks, Helen!
>
>Well, the situation is the same. FB is not listed as a process in
>TaskMgr. When I try to use IBExpert or my app, the "database is not
>available." My guess is that this really means the server is not running.
>
>Any other suggestions?

Not from experience. I'm not going near Vista.

But it seems you're not alone: you could try what some of these poor souls have tried:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Q_23377050.html

Beyond that - keep watching the list (remembering that you've hit a weekend in many places) and keep googling (which is what I did).

./hb