Troubleshooting Vista – ArmA: Armed Assault

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Unofficial, unsupported troubleshooting page for Windows Vista 32-bit and Windows Vista 64-bit.
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Unofficial, unsupported troubleshooting page for Windows Vista 32-bit and Windows Vista 64-bit.<br>
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= Getting ArmA to run properly on Vista =
= Getting ArmA to run properly on Vista =
*Install all updates available from Windows Update
*Install all updates available from Windows Update
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= Known Issues and Resolutions =
= Known Issues and Resolutions =
*64-bit Windows with 4GB RAM, black loading screen
==64-bit Windows with 4GB RAM, black loading screen==
**Until either Bohemia Interactive, Microsoft or the Video Card producers come up with a solution you can limit your System Memory to 3GB by a simple change of settings and a reboot:
*Until either Bohemia Interactive, Microsoft or the Video Card producers come up with a solution you can limit your System Memory to 3GB by a simple change of settings and a reboot:
***Press windowskey+R, and run msconfig
**Press windowskey+R, and run msconfig
***At the boot tab, pick advanced options and put maximum memory to 3072
**At the boot tab, pick advanced options and put maximum memory to 3072
***Reboot
**Reboot
***You can also revert the setting by above method to get your full 4GB back
**You can also revert the setting by above method to get your full 4GB back
**More methods might be listed soon, together with a method to get a selection screen at system boot up to pick "Normal Operation" and "Limited to 3GB"
*More methods might be listed soon, together with a method to get a selection screen at system boot up to pick "Normal Operation" and "Limited to 3GB"
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==D3DX9_30.dll Not Found==
*Check above for the DirectX9/10 redistributable, this resolves this issue.
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*D3DX9_30.dll Not Found
==When shutting down the game, you get a bluescreen "Process has locked Pages"==
**Check above for the DirectX9/10 redistributable, this resolves this issue.
*This is a problem confirmed with X-Fi cards and their drivers. [http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1646 Driver Release 2.15.0002] resolves this issue. Or you can add the startup parameter -dsound to [http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Startup_Parameters ArmA Shortcut] but other weird sound problems might arise in that case.
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*When shutting down the game, you get a bluescreen "Process has locked Pages"
==After a shortwhile I get weird textures and models==
**This is a problem confirmed with X-Fi cards and their drivers. [http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1646 Driver Release 2.15.0002] resolves this issue. Or you can add the startup parameter -dsound to [http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Startup_Parameters ArmA Shortcut] but other weird sound problems might arise in that case.
*Make sure you have adjusted your startup shortcut to include -maxmem=512, in some cases it might be nececairy to tweak it further back. Try 384.
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*After a shortwhile I get weird textures and models.
 
**Make sure you have adjusted your startup shortcut to include -maxmem=512, in some cases it might be nececairy to tweak it further back. Try 384.
=Related Links=
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=62503 Vista black loading screen]

Revision as of 12:20, 24 October 2007

Unofficial, unsupported troubleshooting page for Windows Vista 32-bit and Windows Vista 64-bit.

Getting ArmA to run properly on Vista


Known Issues and Resolutions

64-bit Windows with 4GB RAM, black loading screen

  • Until either Bohemia Interactive, Microsoft or the Video Card producers come up with a solution you can limit your System Memory to 3GB by a simple change of settings and a reboot:
    • Press windowskey+R, and run msconfig
    • At the boot tab, pick advanced options and put maximum memory to 3072
    • Reboot
    • You can also revert the setting by above method to get your full 4GB back
  • More methods might be listed soon, together with a method to get a selection screen at system boot up to pick "Normal Operation" and "Limited to 3GB"


D3DX9_30.dll Not Found

  • Check above for the DirectX9/10 redistributable, this resolves this issue.


When shutting down the game, you get a bluescreen "Process has locked Pages"

  • This is a problem confirmed with X-Fi cards and their drivers. Driver Release 2.15.0002 resolves this issue. Or you can add the startup parameter -dsound to ArmA Shortcut but other weird sound problems might arise in that case.


After a shortwhile I get weird textures and models

  • Make sure you have adjusted your startup shortcut to include -maxmem=512, in some cases it might be nececairy to tweak it further back. Try 384.


Related Links