There is something wrong with my TEF

I can not see any other deer move, just myself. Also my map around the window doesn't show me the other players around. Only sometimes, and even then they can't interact with me. I do not see anyone move at all, and when there is 50 some odd deer in the forest, I only see maybe 2 or 3 only from trying my hardest to find them... >,< And It seems like I am not completely connected
to the game. Because weird things happen. I constantly am getting kicked off, and lose my connection. And it says error sometimes when Im TRYING to log in... ugh..

When I downloaded TEF, it recommended to extract the zip file...and I chose not to...
was that my down fall? And should I go back and try to extract it? Or am I going to have to delete it and try and download it again? Unless there is another way?....

Or am I just screwed

If anyone is willing to help me I GREATLY appreciate it...

If you are willing please tell me, and if it starts to really get technical I will give out my e-mail to you. Because I find it's hard to reply to a post when you have toooons others you are commenting on...

PLEASE HELP!!

-Hepe and Queas the fawn