--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Mark Rotteveel <Avalanche1979@...> wrote:

>
> Either you didn't add the alias to aliases.conf, or you edited the file
> without administrator privileges.
>
> If you edit any file in Program Files without running the editor with
> 'run as administrator', instead of modifying the file in Program Files a
> local copy is saved in
> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files
>
> Since Firebird runs as a Service under a different user, it continues to
> read the unchanged version of aliases.conf.
>
> Solution:
> 1) Delete the local copy in the VirtualStore in your profile
> 2) Start your editor by right clicking and selecting 'Run as administrator'
> 3) Open aliases.conf and make the changes
>
> Mark
>
> mirjua62 wrote:
> > I've been using FB 1.5 trough 2.1 since 2004.
> > I always opened the DB with iSql using the alias (I have a .bat for doing it!).
> > But now I installed FB 2.1.2 in my new Vista System and when I try to open the database (in order to specify the privileges)it gives to me the following error:
> >
> > C:\MirJua\Des\AdmNeg\Fnt\fdb>isql -u sysdba -pas masterkey -page 60 AdmNeg
> > Statement failed, SQLCODE = -902
> > I/O error for file "C:\MIRJUA\DES\ADMNEG\FNT\FDB\ADMNEG"
> > -Error while trying to open file
> > -The system cannot find the file specified.
> > Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database
> >
> > In the command I'm using the alias, so I can't understand what's the problem!
> >
> > What's wrong?
>
> --
> Mark Rotteveel
>

Wuao!... that's an answer!!!
It could be, but, where is the Virtual Store?
Why could this happend?
Why this worked fine in Win98, XP & Win2k3?
I doesn't know how to find my Virtual Store....