I fixed it!!
I looked at the options and noticed in the eq2map program options there was a "UI Directory" option drop down list. This drop down list had a "default_blue" option. It was previously set to EQ2MAP. I've never had to change this option before but I was curious to see if it would make a difference changing this to Default_blue. So I changed it, re-downloaded all the files and low and behold not only did it fix my maps but I am now set to default blue in the game as I prefer, so I am VERY happy now and hope this will help others as well.