Actually Reinstalling I-Deas is the best method to solve this problem.... Because even after manually starting Orbix Server.... The next time you Reboot the problem is still there....
I faced this problem a couple of times.. first i started orbix server manually... but after the next boot the...
Type "CMDDIA" on your command line and set it's value to 1..
Also see if FILEDIA value is set to 1....
CMDDIA stands for Command Dialog Boxes... and
FILEDIA atands for FILE Dilog Boxes...
There are many other System variables you can paly with to ease your life while working with...