Problem: Although the service is created, it is not automatically started after issuing: instsvc install c:interbas -auto instsvc start and the error message "Error occurred during 'StartService'. The system cannot find the path specified. Service 'InterBase Server' not started" is generated. Additionally, clicking Start in the Services control panel (InterBase Server service selected) generates the error "Could not start the InterBase Server service on. Erorr 0003: The system cannot find the path specified". Solution: The information in this article applies to: * InterBase 4.x * InterBase 5.x Possible cause of this problem is that all of the InterBase files were installed in a single-level directory (usually through a custom install routine) and the InterBase Server process expects a /BIN directory off of the InterBase home directory. Make sure that IBserver.exe resides in the bin directory off InterBase home. Something like this c:InterBase_homebinibserver.exe. This is a problem for both version 4.0 and version 5.0.
Last Modified: 27-OCT-00