So I ended up getting it working. I uninstalled EB and all components and did a fresh install. Everything works, and I have no idea why.
I made sure that compatibility modes were set correctly and everything was run as admin BEFORE I ran each program (Net 7, EnB, or EnB config) for the first time after the fresh install. Its anyone's guess whether that was what made the difference.
Anyway, just thought I should give a final upddate -- that a reinstall might just fix it (even though it always seems like tech support is just throwing up their hands when they recommend a reinstall -- no matter what the game is). But it worked.