> It means Windows pleases itself about the order in which it starts
> services. You get that error (usually) at bootup, when the Firebird service
> starts before the network services are up and running.

If that is the case, shouldn't the firebird service add a dependency to the 'TCP/IP Protocol Driver' system component or the actual service or component it depends on? With those dependencies defined Windows will defer starting the service until those components are started.
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