"Unable to load emulator DLL" on Vista

Hi all

I hope someone can help a brand new ejabberd user (or an aspiring new user at least).

I just installed v2.0.1_3 (Windows) on Vista SP1 and the install completed successfully. Whenever I try to start the server I receive the following error in the command prompt window:

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Unable to load emulator DLL
(.\beam.smp.dll)
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This text is displayed every 3-4 seconds until I hit Ctrl+Brk to exit. I have searched the ejabberd Program Files folder and cannot find any file named "beam.smp.dll"

I have not been able to get past this error even once.

I've tried running it with all of the following variations, but the result is always the above error:

1. Run as Administrator.
2. With virus / spyware protection turned on / off (Trend Micro 2008 Internet Security).
3. With UAC turned on / off.

In the documentation, I noticed that the Windows installer is supposed to create an ejabberd service, but when I look at the system services (running and not running), there's no sign of it. Each time I Ctrl+Brk out of the error, I can see the processes "erl.exe" and "epmd.exe" running - I end these manually each time before making my next attempt.

And with that, I'm out of my depth with this product and out of ideas.

If I try to run the debugging console, I receive the same error, but presented in its own window.

To conserve resources, I've previously turned off a few Vista services that haven't been required for normal use - is it possible that one of these is the source of the problem?

In case it is of any assistance, here is the content of ejabberd.log:

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=INFO REPORT==== 2008-05-28 14:20:24 ===
I(<0.300.0>:mod_pubsub:152) : pubsub init "techspeak" [{access_createnode,
pubsub_createnode},
{plugins,
["default","pep"]}]

=INFO REPORT==== 2008-05-28 14:20:24 ===
I(<0.300.0>:mod_pubsub:207) : ** tree plugin is nodetree_default

=INFO REPORT==== 2008-05-28 14:20:24 ===
I(<0.300.0>:mod_pubsub:211) : ** init default plugin

=INFO REPORT==== 2008-05-28 14:20:24 ===
I(<0.300.0>:mod_pubsub:211) : ** init pep plugin
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If anyone can offer any advice, I'd be really grateful.

Thanks a lot

neil