help please

[e4rl]

The first thing that I recommend that you do, before you proceed any further is *create a backup*. This is not in the current readme but is recommended by almost everyone on the forums, including the author of the readme. So just take all of the files in your everquest folder and copy them to another folder, or if you have a cd-writer than burn them onto a cd. After you've done that then you can go on to the next step, which is to follow the instructions in the readme. They go something like this:

1) Patch to the current version of Everquest by
running "Everquest" on your desktop or by running
Everquest.exe in your EQ directory.

2) Download EQW 2.21 from [url]http://eqw.eqhackers.com/[/url]

**NOTE: EQW is the only way supported to run EQ. You can use
the "eqgame.exe patchme" command to start EQ without
patching but that may cause error when you try to connect.
Always try EQW first and if it doesnt work then try
eqgame.exe patchme. On the other hand, some people may not
be able to use EQW but eqgame patchme works fine.
More information on the "eqgame.exe patchme" commandline can
be found at [url]http://www.eqemu.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=213[/url]


3) Extract eqw.zip into your Everquest directory. It would also be
a good idea to create a shortcut of EQW.exe on your desktop. 

**NOTE: EQW requires your desktop be set to 16 bit color mode.
If EQW doesnt work, try using a different color setting or desktop
resolution.

4) Open eqhost.txt in your EQ directory and change it to say this
(use copy/paste), You can also download this file
from [url]http://www.eqemu.org/eqhost.txt[/url]



[Registration Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemu.org:5999"
}
[Login Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemu.org:5999"
"eqlogin2.eqemu.org:5999"
}

rather than editing your eqhost.txt file you can download it from the link above (or from here) and then put the downloaded file into your everquest directory. When it asks you if you want to replace the file with the new one click yes (if you followed the instructions about creating a backup you have nothing to worry about). After you've done this (or possibly before) you should go to www.eqemu.org/login and create a login. It is this login that you should use to connect. If you've already done this you should make sure that you followed the instructions in the email that was sent to you as a response.

-e4rl