I've got basically the same problem. My MiniLogin, World, and Boot5Zones all connect to each other with no problems (except loading opcodes).
Problem is, when I try to login it hangs at logging in. If I alt+tab out, I see that world.exe has crashed and it would like me to report it too Microsoft. I hit don't send, and world.exe closes.
I used the Wiki 6.2 setup, and have tried the world & zone files from all 3 links - Perl enabled, no perl, and fixed. Same problem with each of them.
I'm patched as of Sept. 8th 2005.
<sigh> Anybody have any more ideas?

If you have check all this thing, perhaps it is a windows problems ? have you try on another computer or try to reinstall your computer ?

I was worried about that - I've a pretty new alienware laptop (very nice, by the way!), but alienware has some custom formatting (I can't change some parts of the BIOS as I'm not a "full" admin, and I can't re-install win XP corp due to their customized hard drive setup).
I was at a friend's place with the laptop when I was testing and posting - just got home now, so I was going to try and set it up on my desktop.
I''l post what happens when I'm done.

Nope, finished the install on my desktop, and I'm still getting the hang at login. When alt+tabbing, world.exe still has the 'World.exe has encounteres an error and must close' message.
:(

i had to deal with the world error. Not sure how your troubleshooting it but this is what i did.

on the 6.2 there are 2 links for files needed for the nonperl. The non pearl gave me the M$ error window using the world exe. out of the fixed zip. So instead i just extracted the fixed zone and copied over the one that came with the zip off of sourceforge fixed the world crashing and M$ error window.

The Perl enabled from jimm0thy i did not have issues with the an M$ error window (nothing from his perl compile needs to be replace should work right out of the zip file) but did have crashing issues. which installing a newer perl 5.8 fixed that.

So if you want non perl download the binaries from sourceforge and the fixed zip (not been around for few weeks so I don't know if a newer compile of a nonperl binaries are floating about) you will need to extract the fixed zone exe and replace the one that extracted from the sourceforge binaries.

If you want a perl version just download jimm0thy perl compile you don't need the fix zip for this one.

another way for perl that i believe was from a newer source is gett cavedudes (i believe it is from him) 6.2 installer which is by far the easiest way out there. now double click the package a few choices and wala installed with a DB (not the DB from PEQ it is cavedudes DB wich is pretty decent)that it will source on its own. If you just want the main server files from cavedudes installer then choose custom install from the installer and it should just install the server files and the quest files. wala plain old 6.2 perl enabled binares source your DB you want set your settings and try that.

I did try jimm0thy's perl enabled binaries, and then the 6.2 plus fixed world and zone. Same problem for both, so then I found the 6.2 auto installer and used it - still didn't work :)
Now I've got the CVS from Sept 28th, and I'm trying to compile it with visual c++ 2005 beta express. Been a while since I tried to compile anything, and I've never used this version so I'm trying to figure out how to include windows.h to get rid of my 'cannot open include' errors :)
Trying to get a MiniLogin server up and going so I can play while at a cottage this week - dunno if I'm gonna get it <sigh>

Just compiled the CVS from sept/28 and still have the same problem.
I was thinking that maybe I was patched to a bad live version (last patched Sept. 8th) but I downloaded the eq version checker (sorry, can't remember who made it) and I'm not getting a bad version error.
Tried a total of 4 different server file versions over 2 different PC's and no luck - I'm stumped

And you can connect to other server with your client ?

I haven't tried to connect to any other server's with my client yet.
If I get some time this morning I'll give it a try. Thanks for the idea, dunno why I didn't think of it :-p

Sorry, do you happen to know a server currently running 6.2?
And I think I have to create an account somewhere, don't I?
I've never actually connected to an online Eqemu server, I've just setup my own and connected through Minilogin before

<sigh>
Yup, I can play on another server - just logged in to PEQ the Grand Creation and was able to make a character, and wander the world.
So it must be something with the world.exe and BOTH of my computers.
I can't really think of what it could be - both have completly different hardware (one's a laptop) so I can't see there being a driver issue.
The only thing they really have in common (besides trying to run the same various versions of EqEmu server files) is WinXP SP2 and various security updates.
Anybody know if some windows security updates are causing known problems?

In point form, the server files I've used have been:
- release 6.2 binaries from sourceforge (both with and without MickeyUSC's EQEMU fix)
- 6.2-DR1-perl enabled by Jimm0thy
- and I pulled and compiled the CVS from 09/28

I dunno if you have tried this or not (didn't see it mentioned above) but try using a command prompt and navigate to your /eqemu062/ directory and launch world.exe that way. By doing this, when world.exe crashes, it wont shut the window and maybe you can see the last error generated.... might help.

Good idea, thanks! I'll try it now.

As a further note, I tried running the server on my desktop and launched the client on my laptop. Same effect, world.exe crashes on the desktop.

Nope, no error in world.exe. I get:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\eqemu>world
[Status] CURRENT_WORLD_VERSION:EQEMu 0.6.2-DR1
[Status] Loading opcodes..
[Status] EMuShareMem loaded
Opcode OP_Command is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_MailboxHeader is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_MailHeader is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_MailBody is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_NewMail is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_SentConfirm is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWSessionRequest is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWSessionResponse is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWCombined is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWSessionDisconnect is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWKeepAlive is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWSessionStatRequest is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWSessionStatResponse is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWPacket is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWFragment is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWOutOfOrderAck is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWAck is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWAppCombined is missing from ./opcodes.conf
Opcode OP_RAWOutOfSession is missing from ./opcodes.conf
005418F0
[Status] Loading variables..
[Status] Loading zones..
[Status] Clearing groups..
[Status] Clearing temporary merchant lists..
[Status] Loading items..
[Status] EMuShareMem loaded
[Status] Loading items from database: count=46073
[Status] ./LoginServer.ini read.
[Status] Loading guild ranks..
[Status] Loading guild link..
[Status] EMuShareMem loaded
[Status] Loading GuildList from database...
[Status] Loading ./addon.ini..
[Status] Loading EQ time of day..
[Status] Deleted 0 stale player corpses from database
[Status] Deleted 0 stale player backups from database
Breaking linux compiles....
TCP listening on: localhost:9000
World server listening on: localhost:9000
Setting World to MiniLogin Server type
Connected to LoginServer: localhost:9000
447469 New client from ip: 127.0.0.1 port: 2508


Right after New client from ip, I get a windows popup error 'World.exe has encountered an error and needs to close'
I can choose 'debug', 'send error report', or 'don't send'
When I pick 'don't send' after launching world from cmd prompt, it just stops running world and goes back to
C:\eqemu

Just in case :
What version or mysql or perl you use ?