--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Leyne, Sean" <Sean@...> wrote:

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> The Guardian is not necessary for more recent Windows versions, due to changes to the Services functionality which supports the automatic restart (within 1 minute) of a service which has ended abended.
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> Therefore, the use of the Guardian is not recommended for Windows 7.
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> Sean
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I disabled the guardian, made the main Firebird service automatic and the problem persists. The system refuses to boot until I disable Firebird totally. I can start Firebird manually after the system is booted, no problem.

Any ideas?