2 Years to late but might help other out I fix the issue.
Warning: it will erase ALL save files, but worth the fix
1: LOAD THE GAME
2: RIGHT CLICK THE GAME ICON ON THE TASK BAR
3: GO TO PROPERTIES AND CLICK THE COMPATIBILITY TAB
4: GO TO WERE IT SAYS COMPATIBILITY MODE AND SELECT THE BOX (RUN THIS PROGRAM IN COMPATIBILITY MODE FOR:
WINDOWS XP (NOT HIGHER OR LOWER)
5: CLICK APPLY AND OKAY. THEN EXIT AND RELOAD THE GAME. IT WILL (OR MAYBE NOT) ASK IF YOU EXCEPT THESE CHANGES HIT YES.
BINGO ITS FIXED.