> Hi All
>
> I am a completely new user to Firebird and would appreciate some help
> to
> get started. If this is not the right place to post this message,
> please
> feel free to tell me.
>
> Firebird 2.1 has been successfully installed (Windows XP Pro) without
> any problems and the service is running. However, it does not show in
> the system tray as expected (according to the documentation).
> Why can't I see it in the system tray?
>
> Just taking baby steps at the moment so I'm sure there'll be more
> questions on the way :-)
>
>
> Thanks
> Neil
>

the tray icon is only visible whe you run FB as an application. When it's a
service, there is no interaction with the desktop.
Keep at it.
Alan