Link to the patcher still working for me
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I'd give that another try as you can tick it off the list as not being an issue with any of the files in the EQ folder.
Could it be a graphics issue that's causing you to crash? Have you got the latest set of drivers for your graphics card? I don't know how savvy you are with PC's but (one way) to find your graphics card is to type "dxdiag" in the start search bar on Windows and look on the display tab. Probably wouldn't hurt to run a diagnostic itself just to check the card is working ok.
I had this issue with my graphics for ages (
link to screenshot). I ran the Duxa installer fully and that seemed to iron out the problem. Link to that if you want to try it ->
http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...ad.php?t=28335