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Normally Sybase ASE installs on Windows platforms as a service. If the installer completed ok, it should be defined. Do you see it as a listed service in the Services control panel? <br />

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yes, its listed as a service!
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cannot start sybase ase as a service. nothing happens and nothing is written to the event viewer ot the sybase logs <br />
note backup server is running no problem as a service<br />
we can successfully start sybase from teh command prompt.
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cannot start sybase ase as a service. nothing happens and nothing is written to the event viewer ot the sybase logs 
note backup server is running no problem as a service
we can successfully start sybase from teh command prompt.

Cannot run sybase ASE (12.5) as a service on windows 2003 standard edition

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