HELP !! WINDOWS 8 NIGHTMARE

[von hally]

Hi old friends......long time no see....good to see sh3 still going strong

I have just got a new laptop ,widows 8 and installed sh3 outside the programme files(86) folder under just c/ silenthunteriii

Installed gwx gold...all going good but....

downloaded commander latest version but it wont run,,,,,it asks if I want to allow the .exe file to make changes to the computer...I say yes...then nothing!!

I cant extract mods to the mod folder either....free 7zip wont run either.....

i'm getting pretty p***** off with the dumbing down of these operating systems....it is a chore to even get to the control panel...with bill gates trying his hardest to throw all kind of obstacles in my way


Does anyone have the following mods just in a folder that can be put right into jsgme folder without extracting?...maybe emai to me could be a possibility? this way I could live without commander:

start at sea
no crewe fatigue
wreford browns light messages mod
full screen hi res mod
old reknown points for patrolling grid
rusty type b/c skin
no ring ring mod


I would greatly appreciate any help / Ideas ??