I am trying to figure out why I cannot connect to the MySQL database, I followed the guide and able to do all the patches to the database from the required directory with no issues. I run the .bat file to launch the server and I get the following popup in the window.
http://snag.gy/EfiL2.jpg
I have tried this with XAAMP and I have tried installing MySQL directly and running the service. 
I have this entry in my eqemu_config.xml
      <database>
                <host>localhost</host>
                <port>3306</port>
                <username>root</username>
                <password>water</password>
                <db>peq</db>
        </database>
Thanks in advance for any assistance  I am at a lost of what to try or check for other than the guide which I have went through a couple of times.