>Versions 2.1 and 2.5 require that the MSVC runtime is installed in the
>computer that runs the program. If it is not installed the program will
>not run, AFAIK.

Isn't it enough to put the msvcp80.dll and msvcp80.dll files together with
my (Delphi) application and the firebird embedded files in 1 folder?

One of the reasons to select the firebird DB was copy files = installation

Friendly greetings,
Martijn van der Kooij
Author of Picto Selector www.PECSforAll.com