When launching game, with or without gog galaxy, game kicks out an error message. IDMain.exe application error. The application was unable to start correctly (0x0000022). Click ok to close application.

I get the same message when launching BG 1&2 (although it is bgmain.exe), Icewind dale 1 & 2 as well as Neverwinter nights diamond edition.

Launching with or without gog galaxy generates an error,

Suggestions?

That's fine....whatever. Not trying to be a jerk, but I posted in the 2 forums because TWO DIFFERENT games had an issue. Yes, the issue was the same, but that didn't mean that the fix for one game would work for the other. Regardless, I will single post next time and hope that the fix for one game will work for an unrelated game.

It wasn't a game issue, it was a Windows issue. Posting the same question in two different forums is a recipe for confusion on both sides.

In all fairness the OP wasn't to know this which was why they asked in the two forums. The point they make is a valid one about not knowing if a fix for one game will be a fix for the other.

Also it may be a help in the future if someone else has this problem with IWD as they wouldn't know to look in the BG forum for the solution.

That's a fair point, but in which case it should have been posted once in the general forum.

For those like me who came here looking for a solution and found a debate, here is the link to the fix mentioned in the above referred "Baldur's Gate sub-forum" :

https://www.gog.com/forum/baldurs_gate_series/game_doesnt_launch_and_generates_error/post3

Even though these games aren't sold by GOG any longer (only EE versions that I see), STILL forums have support! What an awesome community, my thanks to you all.