Can't get past server select

[Rhoan]

My friend recently built a new computer, and after installing EQ on it, we found that the game will not go past the server select. After choosing the P99 server, the screen will briefly go black and then return me to the login screen.

Here's a list of all the things we've attempted:

-Updated his video card drivers, reverted video card drivers
-Reinstalled the game (both from fresh, then copied every file from my working EQ file on my computer and placed onto his)
-Shut off every firewall / antivirus, also added exemptions for all EQ files/folders/programs
-Wireless vs. Ethernet connection (note: it is not a general internet issue, as other games can connect and play fine)
-Installing WinEQ and running through that
-Forcing a single-core mode
-Used the EQEmu Launcher, as well as manually updating all files and changing the shortcut target path
-Ran in different compatibility modes
-Turned SLI on and off
-Installed Directx 9.0
-Changed the video resolution to different settings before launching (in the ini file)

Basically I tried for about 5 hours to get the game to work, and nothing changed. Every time you choose the server and hit "play," it kicks you back to the login screen.

One last thing it may help to mention, is that if you attempt to reconnect immediately after the kick to login, the servers will take time to load (and sometimes do not), and when you click "play" a second time, it gives a server connectivity error.


Anyone ever experience similar symptoms? I've scoured the internet for any possible solution I could come up with, all to no avail. Please help!

-Rhoan