Can't get to char select

[Lytec]

I used to play p1999 couple years back and just wanted to get back into it now. Since then I have upgraded to a Win8 computer but I don't think thats my problem.

I can get to the server select screen and log-in fine, but when I select p1999 server I can never get to the character select screen, eventually the window goes to "Not Responding" and has to be closed.

Every other server I have tried to log in to works fine, but I can't get into P1999 or P1999 Red. I've tried to review FAQs and previous errors and nothing has fixed this. All drivers are up to date, eqhost file is accurate, I havent made any changes to the spell files or anything else yet. Cannot run the application in compatibility mode for XP or Win7 without getting an error: "The instruction at 0x0492b2f6 reference memory at 0x00000044. The memory could not be read."