🚀 go-pugleaf

I have been having some problems on my new XP Pro box. I have installed 
interbase client and server (v6.0.2), but I keep losing both - ie I can't 
connect to either my localhost server or a remote server using IB Console.

I get the error

Unable to complete network request to host "hostname".
Failed to locate host machine.
Undefined service gds_db/tcp

Having searched around I found an article in community

http://community.borland.com/article/0,1410,25290,00.html

which suggested that I check the services file. I did this, but the correct 
entry was in there.

I then thought that it might be the xp restore stuff, as I could revert to a 
previous restore point and all was fine. So, I thought, I'll turn off the 
system restore function. But I've lost it again! and of course as I have 
turned off System Restore it has deleted all my previous restore points (why 
can't they let you do this manually!).

Anyway, has anyone got any ideas?

Thanks
Russell