Not sure what to try next

[bbmykel]

Here's where I am now and then I will list the littany of failure and semi-failure that preceded it as I suspect it is contributing to the current failure.

I have just installed the Steam version of Seeds of Destruction. It is installed in the usual steam directory and I made the modifications to the EQHost file and created the shortcut as instructed. I am using the server designation 5999 per the instructions.

I can get to the server select and select a server but then everything goes black and the program is no longer responding.

Previously I was running on a Secrets of Faydwer client and was successfully playing so I have active characters. This was installed in a separate directory. However, I didn't seem to have all of the zones and I zoned into Highold Pass and went into limbo. It said 'unknown zone' and I am not able to retrieve my character. I uninstalled SOF and reinstalled it several times to no avail. I tested whether the reinstallation had fixed the zone problem by creating new characters and zoning them into HHP but each time they went into 'unknown zone'. So I uninstalled SOF and then purchased SOD from Steam (via the link at the Player Guide). It is installed in a different directory.

So, I am getting to the server select but not beyond that. I don't really know what to try next as I am not very knowledgable about this stuff.

Any suggestions are welcome. I was having fun and miss playing the old EQ!

Mike