HELP...I"m stranded and no longer able to play SH III

[Tieg]

OK...I donated $25 to the website and was surprised I could download the Grey Wolf Mod. So I downloaded it and after reading it I uninstalled SHIII (as it was well modded), uninstalled the Seawolves expansion pack and put it away as it seems the Greywolves mod is a way better expansion in itself. Starting brand new I installed SH III, then I installed the Grey Wolf mod. While attempting to load it locks up on the title screen. After a little bit of research I realized I needed to apply the 1.4b patch. I uninstalled SH III again and reinstalled it to have a clean install. I then attempt to install the patch...no issue...it comes up with the below error message:

This program cannot update the installed version of Silent Hunter III US DVD v1.0 to 3.0 because of the following reason:

C:/program files/ubisoft/silenthunterIII/data/menu/en_help.txt: unknown version

I also try to install the patch for v1.3 first and get the same error message except the version numbers are just different.

I feel entirely helpless all of a sudden and am in need for someone who is on lifeguard duty to help me out. Any and all positive input is deeply appreciated.