I installed BG1 and BG2 on Windows 8, and followed the directions from GoJay on installing all the mods. When I booted up BG2, none of the menu buttons had any text on them, and half the explanation text in the other windows was missing. Mousing over the text that's there leaves a trail of texture-looking stuff that blanks out the existing letters. Uninstalled everything, re-installed without any mods, and hit the same issue. I ran everything as administrator, installed to C:\Games, etc. Please help?

Try running setup-ddrawfix.exe & uninstalling it.
Then try enabling use 3D Acceleration in the graphics options of bgconfig.

Problem fixed. FYI, there is no "" in my Baldur's Gate 2 folder (or BG1 folder), for that matter. GOG support suggested the same thing.

I instead ran the file from my BG2 folder, went to the 2D & 3D Options item under Graphics, and unchecked "Use 3D Acceleration." Thanks for the response.