As of late, EQ2 often leaves behind a dead everquest2.exe process when you quit out (by any method). These hang around forever unless closed manually, and can cause patch problems because some IS-related .dll files never get released.
see http://www.isxgames.com/forums/showthre ... 722&page=1
Everquest 2 not closing cleanly
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