Have a look through the wiki, there's a lot of tips like this in there
http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka...ka=ws992mysql5
It also helps to have some basic understanding of what can be done with batch files, so you can make your own custom scripts.
Code:
Creating a Simple Server Boot up script
Open up Notepad via clicking Start, Run, and typing in Notepad. Once that is up, enter the following code,
@echo off
start world.exe
cls
echo Wait for World to finish loading... Press Enter when done.
pause
start eqlaunch.exe zone
exit
You could also add a sleep period before eqlaunch.exe and have it wait say... 30 seconds and then auto launch. Then you wouldn't have to hit enter.