AHHH, sorry guys I made the most amateurish mistake EVER, I'm so embarrassed I don't even want to say what the mistake was
suffice to say the shield mod is working now, thank you for your input though, and I am very sorry to have wasted your time hope you forgive me
@teleguy I don't think having Vista or Windows 7 makes any difference since I have used Vista and am currently using win 7 with no major problems...