application=c:\sybase\ase-12_0.....
appparameters=
appdirectory=c:\sybase

Hi ecourt - hope you're still monitoring this!!

We're in exactly the same boat and I've tried your solution with a little progress but just want to clarify one of the lines in the registry modification.

under "application=c:\sybase\ase-12_0....." what are the "dots" referring to? Is that an 'equivelant' path? I've entered it without the dots as follows:

application=c:\sybase\ase-12.0

Just wondered if there was something else I needed to do add.

The service now starts but immediately stops again stating it has nothing to do.

Any advice would be welcomed!

Thanks ecourt!