SQL Error: Authentication Outdated (MySQL 4.1)

[daemonreaver]

Alright, I had this problem with PHP once, ages ago, and EQemu is so far the only program I've found that can't suffice with just dropping a new MySQL connector lib (libmysql.dll) in the folder with the offending .exe.

world error log:
[04.09. - 02:59:26] Failed to connect to database: Error: #1251: Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client

debug error log:
[04.09. - 02:59:26] [WORLD__INIT] CURRENT_WORLD_VERSION:EQEMu 0.6.6
[04.09. - 02:59:26] [WORLD__INIT] Connecting to MySQL...
[04.09. - 02:59:26] [WORLD__INIT_ERR] Cannot continue without a database connection.


MySQL Version string: "MySQL 4.1.18-nt-max running on localhost" - a standard install that works for about 16 other apps without any dll updating (except PHP5, which was stubborn).

XML config *is* set properly for the correct DB.

Note: This error occurs even if the XML is set to log in as root.

Is there and easy way to update the connector (without installing VisStudio and compiling)? Or should I try and find an older version that will use an external library (dll)?

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I am going to try to co-exist 4.0 and 4.1 on the same machine (easy, just change the 4.0 server port to 3307 as per docs) and see if it'll connect. THis might fix it for now, however, support for 4.1 would be nice, since the folks at MySQL are slowly phasing out 4.0 and support for it.