For those that may not be aware, DBG's most recent two patches have broke the launchpad for machines running Vista or XP (the game still runs but launchpad can't patch). A workaround is to download and install the files manually.
They have been hosted (by a 3rd party) at the following location:
https://mega.nz/#!M1IXUDyD!Ef--HKXYms5XpSQKuIef4g1oSk6GD7NjO82AM1ekSKY
Pulled the link from here:
https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/kernel32-dll.239855/page-8#post-3530407
They have been hosted (by a 3rd party) at the following location:
https://mega.nz/#!M1IXUDyD!Ef--HKXYms5XpSQKuIef4g1oSk6GD7NjO82AM1ekSKY
Pulled the link from here:
https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/kernel32-dll.239855/page-8#post-3530407