OK sorry to hi-jack your thread, but I thought it would be better to use this one than to create a new one.
Anyway, im having the same problem, it just isnt loading at all. I read a FAQ and it said for high end computers it shouldnt take longer than 5 minutes. My specs:
AMD Athlon 1800xp
256mb ram
Nvidia Geforce 2
Last time I tried I was waiting a hour, when I came back to my computer it had gone back to the login/create menu. So I tried to connect again, firstly it said initializing world or whatever in the side like normal, then said error and started again. Im not pressing anything either, perhaps its somthing to do with programs running in the background? Althought I didnt have any major programs running. Thanx in advance.