#274 CR3.exe crashes, all .epub files - Win 8

[aprilia1k]

Platform: Asus G55VW - i7-3630QM Windows 8, SP/Update current to 2013-04-21
Downloaded and Unzipped. CR3.exe starts fine from command line. No matter which of many .epub docs I try to open, every time the app crashes before anything is ever displayed. The "info" provided is:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BEX
Application Name: cr3.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4f905816
Fault Module Name: cr3.exe
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4f905816
Exception Offset: 0008f961
Exception Code: c0000409
Exception Data: 00000000
OS Version: 6.2.9200.2.0.0.768.101
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 3726
Additional Information 2: 3726692c63e8352b2c78f54333f21609
Additional Information 3: f49c
Additional Information 4: f49cf10091230f0bdfd316446a992ae2

Any .epub seems to cause this. Suspect environment of course - the files are not extraordinary. The env is Win 8 (I didn't see any info, yet anyway, as to suitability for running on Win 8 - should probably check forums). Cheers.

[aprilia1k]

Looks like copy-protection issue I'd guess.
Doh. Well -- crashing is probably not the desired behavior, but --- I thought I had tried some DRM-free .epub files, but turns out that they open fine. The files that cause crash are -- I have the rights to these files. There is a manifest dir, etc.. but a bit rusty on security details anyway.

This must be a DRM issue (generic usage of DRM -- not sure of what sec. tech is involved ;-)