Error 1017

[myp99acct]

Sorry if I've posted in the wrong subforum.

I get error 1017 when attempting to log in to any server. Please help.

I have:
Followed install instructions perfectly
tried updating router firmware, linksys router
tried turning on/off router firewall
tried turning on/off router uPNP
tried turning on/off router DMZ
tried forwarding all ports
tried bypassing router and directly connecting to PC
antivirus and windows firewall are disabled

I have windows XP service pack 2
I remember steam used to have a problem where people could not play with newer versions of their router's firmware. I wonder if that's the problem here.

[AreYouAngered MyBrother]

Isn't there a service pack 3?

[myp99acct]

Yes, there is SP2 and SP3 out for XP.

[svarien]

I was just having this same problem. After all the router restarts and everything else i decided check and make sure i got updated files from patch. I don't know if it was glitch or human error but instead of overwriting and replacing files they were just gone. I extracted to a empty folder and copied and added to eq folder and solved problem for me. Hope it helps you out.

[myp99acct]

Hi Svarien, would you please explain exactly what you did? Are you saying you re-extracted the files eqchangesv9.zip and uichangesv2.zip, from the "Getting Started, Project 1999" guide?

[myp99acct]

I can play Everquest on another PC in my home network, an old single core computer, but still no luck on my original dual core PC.

I've also tried to get it to run on one core by making a shortcut to runfirst.exe with this as the target:
C:\Path to EQ\EverQuest\RunFirst.exe "eqgame.exe patchme".
Still same error. Any help is appreciated.

[Mcbard]

Open a command prompt and try to:
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns

See if those help at all?