Error after selecting server

[Nowhereman2099]

after selecting my server in the server selection screen I hear a bit of music then

Everquest: Windows - application error

The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000005) occurred in the application at location .0x03561c6b.

Click on ok to terminate program.

information you might need to know,
-I have never had this working.
-OS Windows Vista 64 bit.
-Virus software Avast (exclusions added for all items in the EQ folder and EQemu)
-Windows Firewall running (exclusions added for all files associated with EQ and emu software).
- Changed permissions on all mentioned files to "Run as Administrator"
-Patched the server by right clicking on Project99 and selecting "update server."

If you need anything else please ask. I am really looking forward to playing this again