[DeathMan]

I am having SOOOO much trouble...I did all of these things....but I still get the 1017 error...Here.

MY DB..

# READ README.TXT!

[Database]
host=localhost
user=*****
password=*******
database=eq
compression=off


### --- This file tells world.exe what computer mySQL is on. Host should
### --- be left "localhost" unless mysql is on a differant computer than world.exe

MY LOGINSERVER..

[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqlogin1.eqemulator.net
loginserver2=eqlogin2.eqemulator.net
loginport=5997
loginport2=5999
worldname=Sonic's non-legit
worldaddress=Encounter
locked=false
account=
password=
worldaddress=Encounter

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=0
Unavailzone=

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=Standalone
ServerPort=5999
UplinkAddress=
UplinkPort=
UplinkAccount=
UplinkPassword=


And finnally,my Boot5zones..
REM:--------------Start-----------------------
@echo off

if NOT exist spells_us.txt goto NOSPELL

start zone . Encounter 7995 localhost
start zone . Encounter 7996 localhost
start zone . Encounter 7997 localhost
start zone . Encounter 7998 localhost
start zone . Encounter 7999 localhost
exit
cls

:NOSPELL
echo You did not copy the spells_en.txt from your everquest directory to this one. Please do so or zones will crash on startup.
PAUSE

REM:---------------END------------------------