> Is your server is running a version of Windows that

considers "GDB" a

> system file? If so this would easily explain the time this takes to
> open, as Windows will make a copy of the file first. Change to FDB

or

> shut off "System Restore" in Windows and see what happens.

No, my servers run Linux. I am not crazy to rely on a Windows
machine as a server for anything ;-)

I know about the GDB issue and Windows XP.