Just a thought Chigley, but have you looked on your system for the presence of this: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable 9.0.30729.4974. Go to Control Panel/Add remove programs and see if it's there. If it is uninstall it as this is the most common culprit in SH5 loading crashes. As this is happening with your game as stock also, I think this is the cause mate.
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