Hi Michael,
Sorry, for some reason I did not see your question.
Answer to Question 1) Go to Validator and upload the portfolio EA. Make sure Monte Carlo etc is not selected and Acceptance Criteria is not selected unless you want to filter the portfolio EA. Set date range and data source. Click on Start.
Answer to Question 2) Make sure lot size is not too large for the account size. I think maybe the symbol selection may not be correct. Can you select a symbol such as EURUSD instead of EURUSD-sb.
Alan,