Empire Earth/Art of conquest has stopped responding

[Showlen]

Hello
I am currently having a problem with Empire Earth and Empire Earth The Art of Conquest...
When i attempt to start empire earth it crashes,
Empire Earth (Without AOC)
I can't see the error message it gives, due to it being blocked up by the start up picture
Empire Earth (With AOC)
EE-AOC.exe Has stopped responding.

I am not sure as to what it causing this, it crashes before it can even get to the Splashpage (Or what ever you would call it)
I have installed it with the Automatic EE complete installer
I used the Setup guide on this site to help also.
I also added a No-CD crack from this site.
Oddly i couldn't install the updates for EE (without AOC)
I just moved on, i set up EE (with AOC) and then the EE online lobby
The lobby works completely fine so far
But like I said Empire Earth and The Age of Conquest stop responding on launch...

I really want to play Empire Earth, as i saw gameplay of it, and it seems awesome, Could anyone help me with my problem?
My OS is a windows 8
-Edit-
I got Empire Earth 2 Gold from GOG.com to work, so I don't know why Empire Earth 1 won't

[Jodocus]

Try install NeoEE patch www.neoee.net

[Showlen]

Unfortunately, i have tried the NeoEE patch, it has been unsuccessful...

[Trichome Indica]

If i am not mistaken , EE Complete does NOT need to cracked or updated in any way other than with the neoEE.com patch. Reinstal without CD Crack and save-ee updates, neoee patches only. Hope this helps and that it works for you.

[Showlen]

Sadly, that was not the problem either...
It still does the same exact thing...

[Jodocus]

Possible that your hardware or modern drivers are not compatible with EE anymore. Windows 8 has few to no compatibility with EE.

[wotif]

I'm having the same problem, but only with EEC...AoC runs fine.

[lightnessking.]

my dad got a new laptop with windows 8 on it. he used Xootles EE installer. At first try it didnt work, (crack didnt apply.) reinstalled it and it works like a flaw.