First it worked, and then it didn't :(
 

I finally succeed in getting past the server select screen (yay), and make a character, but afterwards, the screen goes black, and after a while of loading EverQuest quits and I'm sent to the desktop without any error message.

Now, after the server select screen, it quits with the error "Problem occured in EQGFX_DX8.DLL". I've tried using EQWindows and I get the exact same error.

Sorry if this is a newbie question :lol:

do this
 

Reinstall DirectX 8.1 or 9.0

Resinstalling DirectX 9.0 didn't work... is it possible to install DirectX 8.1 at this point? If so, where would I get it from?

I would guess your video card drivers are old or goofy... make sure you have the latest video drivers you can lay your hands on.. (or if you're using nvidia, try a different build)

I do have the latest version of the Voodoo 3 drivers...

I still don't get why I was able to get onto a server at all the first time :/

Here is the link to the nvidia drivers (if you know know where it is)
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

and you download direct from this sites

9.0 is here a this site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

and 8.1 is here:

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Well, DirectX 8.1 didn't work. Blarg.