can't connect to DB with eqitems

[jsr]

Error =
MYSQL connection FAILED!- Check db.ini and did you install by ODBC drivers?

I have -

- unzipped the files
- ran eqitems.exe
- got the error
- found the mysql drivers
- installed
- ran eqitems.exe
- got the error
- read the readme.txt
- registered the OCX files
- ran eqitems.exe
- got the error

Searched forums and can't find next steps

DB.ini--
host=(db IP)
user=(user)
password=(pass)
database=peq
everquest_folder=f:\eqemu\titanium

Drivers/OCX--
Downloaded drivers from: http://www.georgestools.eqemulator.net/ODBC_DRIVERS.zip
Registered OCX files

DB version--
Mysql 5.0.89

can connect via commandline with above details (and mysql query browser).

Anything I should look for next?