After rereading your post, I thought to myself maybe he put the ui's directory into eq2maps directory? Is this the case? If so thas wrong. You don't want to but the ui's directory into the eq2maps directory, you want to put the contents of the ui's directory into the eq2maps directory.
Try Doing this to keep it in step and simple.
- uncompress the ui into eq2\UI\
- rename it to a one word name if needed
- Open up that directory.
- Make sure there is an eq2ui.xml file in the new ui's directory. The path should look somthing like this c:\program files\sony\everquest ii\ui\<mod_name>\eq2ui.xml. If not, Stop and post what u see there.
- High-light and Copy every thing in that directory (not the directory)
- Go to the directory where eq2maps is working and paste into that directory, DO NOT DRAG AND DROP.
- Run EQ and see if that worked.
- If it did great! if not keep reading
- ingame type in /loadui
- you should see Default, the name of the mod you are wanting to use and other if u have them there. Order will verry.
- Click on the mod you are wanting to use and press ok. NOTE: this will reset your e2ui_settings.
- If it worked, fun the eq2maps updater let it install eq2maps into that ui for you.
Try that and let us know