hello peeps ..ohh and help needed please

[roadhgouk]

right basic info first,

The Specs
Win7 Ultimate 64bit
Gigabyte X58 UD7 Mobo
Intel i7 930 CPU
Nvidia 275 GFX (1892MB)
6GB corsair Ram
WD 1.5TB (64mb cache HDD x2)
X-Fi Elite Pro sound
and a Partridge in a pear tree

The Problem

I have the retail version of SH4 and U-Boat missions working fine on the system...but its not quite as immersive as SH3 imo...sooo
i also have the full retail Cd of SH3, Installed SH3..started it but get the error message " requires windows 98 ect ect" hmm, ok,, much head scratching and googling pointed to the dreaded "Starforce problems" (surely not )..then found that steam also had the game, and for only £3.99, aha, so bought it of steam and off it went on the system with no problems at all (Conclusion..bloody stupid Starforce for the CD version), anyway feeling very happy now that sh3 was working i installed "U-Boat battle of the Mediterranean" and that installed fine into the folder that Steam had made for it, however it does not work, there is no starting base at "Salamis" in 42 or 43, only the standard 29th flot from 42...grrrr..

Now i see that you have a lovely link to a "Starfarce erm force" free DVD linked on your brilliant site here,

NOTE: You can still buy the SH3 Gold edition with all the proper patches and Starforce free for $9.99 from the Subsim Store here. It also includes a free copy of Silent Hunter II, the first of the U-boat Silent Hunters.

yippee..BUT it also says "we cannot dispatch this item to your current location ( UK) ..

so my question is this
I have tried everything i can legally think of at this stage so please can someone help, amazon UK has no listing for this starforce free version, ebay has loads of items but non stataing its free of that thing (i dont want to mention its name to much in case it mutates)..i would even pay for it via the donate button on the page here together with postage and a bit extra for the trouble (up front).

Its not an addictive series of games you understand (apart from SH5), its just i need to play it.