I ended up resolving the issue.
Problem was Inner Space did not recognize EQ2 as a game. When I used the "add game" feature I "dragged" the EQ2 icon versus looking in the browser and finding EQ2.exe versus the launch pad file. I deleted the old reference in Inner Space using the Configuration capability and then proceeded to add the game back but this time using the browse option ("...") and located the specific file.
I have lost over half my trial time but at least I can go try ISBoxer (at last)
Just wanted to update this log in case anyone else may experience a similar problem.