Icewind dale 2 crashes right after I select my party at the start up screen. The game loads to 3/4th of the progress bar and then crashes on Windows 7.

I tried everything including changing settings to using the compatibility administrator 32 bit fix detailed in the icewind dale ultimate installation guide and the problem persists....I am not sure what I should do since all the other infinity engine games including icewind dale 1 works just fine. Haven't imported any characters or anything.

The gog version is 2.01 so it's patched I reckon.

My system specs are phenom 2 x2 555, ati 5670, 4gb ram.

Not sure if it will help, but did you install to the default location? If so, install outside Programs or Programs(x86). Something like C:\Games. Run the installer as admin (and the game as well).Set compatibility to WinXP Service Pack 3.

I'm running it on Win7 64 bit and have no issues.

cool...thanks. I did install on to the d drive but will trying doing so as admin. Hope it works.

well still no luck running it.....I"ll try it on the xp partition just to see if it works.

One other thing to check: run the Config utility (found in the main IWD folder wherever you installed it) and go to the graphics tab. Under 3D Options, make sure you have a check in the 'Use OpenGL 3D Acceleration' box as well as 'Use 32 bit Textures'. Also tick 32 bit textures under the 2D Color Depth section.

I managed to solve my lil' dilemma.

So tried everything including following the steps from the ultimate installation guide but nothing seemed to work. Then I just happened to use a single character to start the game instead of a preset party and it worked perfectly.