Cannot get the game to start. Please help.

[jeffd]

here's the dump log. as far as i know, the only thing that should cause this should be an incorrect entry in the hosts file, but mine is correct.

[22:35:25] Log Session Open
[22:35:25] EverQuest Patcher version 1.0.42
[22:35:25] System Date is: 02/22/2012 10:35:25pm
[22:35:25] Command Line: "C:\Games\EverQuest\EverQuest.exe" patchme
[22:35:25] ---------------------------------------
[22:35:25] Client IP is 192.168.1.102
[22:35:25] == Language Scan. =============
[22:35:25] == System Language: English. ==
[22:35:25] == Language initialized. ======
[22:35:25] ---------------------------------------
[22:35:25] Setting initial cwd to C:\Games\EverQuest
[22:35:25] Self-Patch Check. Begin initialization.
[22:35:25] Patcher: Checking Old Handles...
[22:35:25] Patcher: Creating Thread...
[22:35:25] Patcher: Done with Thread Creation Routine...
[22:35:25] Patcher: Thread Start
[22:35:25] Patcher: Memory Download Internet Type 0 Begin...
[22:35:25] Patcher: Initializing Get
[22:35:25] Patcher: Get Initialized
[22:35:25] Patcher: InternetOpen()...
[22:35:25] Patcher: InternetCrackURL()...
[22:35:25] Patcher: InternetConnect()...
[22:35:25] Patcher: HttpOpenRequest()...
[22:35:25] Patcher: HttpSendRequest()...
[22:35:26] Connect Success
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetReadFile()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetReadFile() Complete.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Decompressing to final memory.
[22:35:26] Patcher: HttpDownload Completed.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download of XML Operation Complete.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Verifying Download...
[22:35:26] Patcher: Checking Memory, size of buffer is 345
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Verification Start...
[22:35:26] Patcher: m_xmlInfo is a valid pointer
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download failed. Trying file download...
[22:35:26] Patcher: Root element is html
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download Internet Type 0 Unsuccessful.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download Internet Type 1 Begin...
[22:35:26] Patcher: Initializing Get
[22:35:26] Patcher: Get Initialized
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetOpen()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: Http get error 21: InternetOpen() failed: 87

[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download of XML Operation Complete.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download Internet Type 1 Unsuccessful.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download Internet Type 2 Begin...
[22:35:26] Patcher: Initializing Get
[22:35:26] Patcher: Get Initialized
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetOpen()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetCrackURL()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetConnect()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: HttpOpenRequest()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: HttpSendRequest()...
[22:35:26] Connect Success
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetReadFile()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetReadFile() Complete.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Decompressing to final memory.
[22:35:26] Patcher: HttpDownload Completed.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download of XML Operation Complete.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Verifying Download...
[22:35:26] Patcher: Checking Memory, size of buffer is 345
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Verification Start...
[22:35:26] Patcher: m_xmlInfo is a valid pointer
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download failed. Trying file download...
[22:35:26] Patcher: Root element is html
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download Internet Type 2 Unsuccessful.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download Internet Type 3 Begin...
[22:35:26] Patcher: Initializing Get
[22:35:26] Patcher: Get Initialized
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetOpen()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetCrackURL()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetConnect()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: HttpOpenRequest()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: HttpSendRequest()...
[22:35:26] Connect Success
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetReadFile()...
[22:35:26] Patcher: InternetReadFile() Complete.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Decompressing to final memory.
[22:35:26] Patcher: HttpDownload Completed.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download of XML Operation Complete.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Verifying Download...
[22:35:26] Patcher: Checking Memory, size of buffer is 345
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Verification Start...
[22:35:26] Patcher: m_xmlInfo is a valid pointer
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download failed. Trying file download...
[22:35:26] Patcher: Root element is html
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download Internet Type 3 Unsuccessful.
[22:35:26] Patcher: Memory Download Operation Failed.
[22:35:33] Patcher: Thread Finish
[22:35:33] Made it to the deletion state
[22:35:33] Log Session Closed