You're with Windows? did you clean out your registry? This is risky, but I would do this;
Uninstall Perl, then go look for where Perl was installed and delete what's left.
Run REGEDIT and delete every reference to Perl and the mentioned dlls in this thread.
I guess you already know that fooling with REGEDIT can cause you to loose/damage your Windows, good to back it up before you start.
After you're done, reboot first, then re-install


Probably, since you downgraded instead of upgrade, it wasn't expected and things from the upgrade might have gotten hung up in places like the registry.

Here's the Perl I use and works It's dated 2006 , probably same as what you got.

Yes im on windows, I am going to try that, Im savy with the Registry editor so I wont mess it up that bad :) That version is 5.8.7, this works with the most recent version of EQEMU server files, SVN and PEQ? Now im not even getting errors in my logs, quests just arent working with no indication of failure. No hail response, no nothing. Im gonna try your suggestion, I'll be back.

Yes, I got a current windows server that runs with that version - I still need to compile/post 227, my last windows compile is 222 (last week), but I plan to do 227 today, so I'll tell you if there were problems.

Ok, I did everything you said to the letter, Same problem and now my Logs are back. Here's the log file, Same shit as before :(

Now using 5.8.7.813 as you suggested. Still getting these errors. Gonna try putting the perl58.dll in system32 but i dunno if that'll do anything.

You got me curious now, what executables are you using? Or do you compile your own? and what version of the Emu /Database you're working with?

Alright, Here's the complete setup.

At first I was using the Most recent release from the download page, EQ Emu 1129. Then I was told to look into SVN because I was getting a bunch of Rule errors. That fixed that.

Loginserver.ini

eqemu_config.xml

Config.ini (not sure if this even matters but here it is)

Using as a start sequence a start.bat file that looks like this:

Obviously using Minilogin.exe, world.exe and eqlaunch.exe. Using CVN of PEQ's database. Most recent, like... this morning as a matter of fact when I tried re-sourcing my entire database... What else can I tell you that might help?

(No i dont compile my own...)

Im going to do a complete reinstall, of the server, of mysql, of activeperl. everything. Hopefully that will alleviate some of my issues. I'll let you know how it goes, Im going to use http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka...ka=ws992mysql5 as my guide (as usual)

I'm just trying to see if there might be a detail that slipped by.
There's something else you could try, but it's very time consuming - it at least will verify if the problem is yours or some compatibility with what you downloaded.
I have posted tested working executables and database at my site. You could install it just to see if it's going to do the same. The error seems to point to the source, but it just could be anything and that's the error you get.
I always try to keep mysql, eqemu, perl in the old conventional places ;
C:\PERL
C:\EQEMU
C:\MYSQL

I noticed 'H:\Servers\EverQuest Emulator\EQEmu-0.7.0-1129\EQEmu-0.7.0-1129\EQEmu-0.7.0-1129\quests' for your quests.
hopefully you have it in 'C:\EQEMU\QUESTS'

Heh, No I dont, I actually do have it where it is listed. But Ive always kept it on a drive other than C: and never had an issue with it. By the way, Is there some sort of direction on how to update 1129 with the SVN rev 222? Im not really sure how to go about this so it all ends up correctly, The SVN file and folder hierarchy is different than 1129's. Default is there and has a bunch of folders that seem to be in the usual EQEMU directory.

This is crazy, I dont know if I could possibly run into more issues than I have. Mysql wont install now. I googled the error (Which is, Could not start the service mysql, error 0) and found a solution and it doesnt even work (sc delete mysql, to delete the service, it was successful and I tried redoing the config and I get the same error everytime.) Im about to shoot the nearest bunny.

All the sqls you need to bring it up to date should be in the sources '/EQEmuServer/utils/sql/svn'.

I've had that problem with MySql where it wouldn't start on a re install and re boot fixed it. You know Leslamarch has an install tool that works pretty flawless (for me it did anyway).
He has it pretty much up to date with both database.

Damn SQL installed finally. Moving on. really what I was asking is... When I download the 1129 emu from the site (win32 binaries) and then the SVN binaries (win32) from the SVN site, how do I update 1129 to the SVN with all the fixes... Just copy the files from SVN/Build over the 1129 files?

Hopefully, I understand your question -
The only thing you need to update is your database, the newer source won't work right unless you do so. Also, make sure you have the newest *.conf files in place (they are also in the source/utils directory).
If you downloaded the newest database, then you shouldn't need to update it.

k, im pretty close to having this back to where I was, but im stuck with:

... in my world.exe. Minilogin.exe is running.

Loginserver.ini:

eqemu_config.xml

Ive tried a number of different ways I could input IP addresses including 127.0.0.1, Localhost, and my static IP address 192.168.2.2 in all the different fields, I still come up with this error. Searched on the boards, Nothing is commented out, looks like everything is in good order, but no go.

Found an older Loginserver.ini and eqemu_config.xml and used the format i had there and it worked like a charm, now im gonna log in and check and see if the quests are still broke dick