Newbie question for you pros

[DDude11]

yea i posted my entire config file 2 or 3 posts up but i did a search of my drive and found another eqemu_config.xml but for some reason it was in my /installanywhere/documents folder insted of my eqemu server folder so i moved it in and moved the old one out just to try and here it is. (again starred out pw is my actual pw which ive verifyed in mysql.)

<?xml version="1.0">
<server>
<world>
<shortname>DTs</shortname>
<longname>DT's legitest nonlegit</longname>

<!-- Only specify these two if you really think you need to. (read: You don't) -->
<!-- <address>192.168.1.100</address> -->
<!-- <localaddress>127.0.0.1</localaddress> -->

<!-- Loginserver information. Defaults shown -->
<loginserver>
<host>eqemulator.net</host>
<port>5998</port>
<account></account>
<password></password>
</loginserver>

<!-- Server status. Default is unlocked -->
<!--<locked/>-->
<!-- <unlocked/> -->

<!-- Sets the ip/port for the tcp connections. Both zones and console (if enabled). Defaults are shown -->
<tcp ip="localhost" port="9000" telnet="disable"/>

<!-- Sets the shared key used by zone/launcher to connect to world -->
<key>some long random string</key>

<!-- Enable and set the port for the HTTP service. Defaults are shown -->
<http port="9080" enabled="false" mimefile="mime.types" />
</world>

<!-- Chatserver (channels) information. Defaults shown -->
<chatserver>
<host>channels.eqemulator.net</host>
<port>7778</port>
</chatserver>

<!-- Mailserver (in-game mail) information. Defaults shown -->
<mailserver>
<host>channels.eqemulator.net</host>
<port>7779</port>
</mailserver>

<zones>
<defaultstatus>20</defaultstatus>

<!-- Sets port range for world to use to auto configure zones -->
<ports low="7000" high="7100"/>
</zones>

<!-- Database configuration, replaces db.ini. Defaults shown -->
<database>
<host>localhost</host>
<port>3306</port>
<username>root</username>
<password>****</password>
<db>peq</db>
</database>

<!-- Launcher Configuration -->
<launcher>
<!-- <logprefix>logs/zone-</logprefix> -->
<!-- <logsuffix>.log</logsuffix> -->
<!-- <exe>zone.exe or ./zone</exe> -->
<!-- <timers restart="10000" reterminate="10000"> -->
</launcher>

<!-- File locations. Defaults shown -->
<files>
<!-- <spells>spells_us.txt</spells> -->
<!-- <opcodes>opcodes.conf</opcodes> -->
<!-- <logsettings>log.ini</logsettings> -->
<!-- <eqtime>eqtime.cfg</eqtime> -->
</files>
<!-- Directory locations. Defaults shown -->
<directories>
<!-- <maps>Maps</maps> -->
<!-- <quests>quests</quests> -->
<!-- <plugins>plugins</plugins> -->
</directories>
</server>

[Sylaei]

Sorry DDude11, I didn't realize the post above was there. Shoulda looked. I don't see anything in the latest eqemu_config.xml that is wrong. I have these lines uncommented in mine but I don't think this has anything to do with your issue.

<!-- Only specify these two if you really think you need to.  (read: You don't) -->
        <!-- <address>192.168.1.100</address> -->
        <!-- <localaddress>127.0.0.1</localaddress> -->

You said that you found another copy of the eqemu_config.xml file on your drive, is it possible that you have multiple world.exe files and for some reason one is located in your path and windows is trying that one?

I am at at a loss, can we see some more of the log file around the error?

[DDude11]

i truely appriciate all your help it was the weirdest thing i figured it out today and now everything works great and im the proud owner of a server haha all i had to do was take out the password in my eqemu_config file and try and run the start.bat and when i did that it would not let me connect but at least it recognized me as root and not eq so then i went back to the config file and put my password back in and it worked great lol. just a weird problem of trial and error i suppose lol but hey if you are well versed in running a server and the things you can do as a gm take a look at my latest sad thread haha
http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=29756
thanks again