hi all,
i don't think the issue is solved !!!
since i have had the same problem on several servers, they were all new installations. dropping the DB doesn't work. The servers i've encountered the problem are all w2000 servers. all updates for OS, MDAC and MSDE checked. i've noticed that MDAC versiyon checker found a problem with 3 .dll files SQLSRV32.dll, msxml.dll and third i don't remember. all somehow related to BE.
i'll try to provide more detailed information if anybody has a better idea than just dropping the DB.
i have strong doubts that this is a bug with BE 10.
regards
Z