Windows 8 Problem has just occured with my SH3 Install

[RustySubmarine]

I have SH3 GWX Gold installed on my Laptop running Windows 8. A slight problems has just occurred when trying to run a saved game from my Career. I have completed my first Patrol by Docking at Wilmshaven
On loading up for my next Patrol, just before it has finished loading (before " Not so long ago!) I get a message, Windows has stopped working and will have to close this program.

I can start a New Career and it will load ok, but it won't load a saved game for some reason.

I have it installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\SHIII.

Previously I installed it in C:\Ubisoft\SHIII and the same thing happens.

Why it will load a new Career and not a asved one is a mystery. I have tried it with SH Commander V3.2 and without SH3 Commander from both folder locations and the same thing happens.

I was wondering if I should right click on the exe, go into Properties and check, run as for Windows XP.

SH5 runs no problem = Installed in C:\ Ubisoft\SH5
SH4 Gold 1.5 runs no problem = Installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\SH4 Wolves of the Pacific. Although I don't play SH4 very often.

Into SH3 again, as I think it's the best SH really.

Any suggestions?

It's not the end of the world though, as I have SH3 GWX Gold installed on my older XP Desktop Computer, but I wanted to take my Laptop on holiday, so I could play SH3, when I got the urge to go to sea.