Troubleshooting Vista – ArmA: Armed Assault

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=Related Links=
=Related Links=
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=62503 "Vista black loading screen" Forums Thread]
==Resources==
*[http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791501.aspx Windows XP & Vista Boot parameters explained]
*[http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791501.aspx Windows XP & Vista Boot parameters explained]
==Current Forum Discussion Thread==
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=69307 BIS Forums Vista Troubleshooting thread, the one and only]
==Old Forum Discussion Threads==
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=62503;hl=vista Vista Black load screen?]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=69249;hl=vista Vista Compatibility]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=68827;hl=vista Instant crash, game does not even load (Vista 64)]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=69134;hl=vista Got my ArmA working properly on Vista/8800GTS]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=69118;hl=vista Connection issues in Vista]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=67027;hl=vista Hotfix for Vista related to out of memory errors]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=67011;hl=vista Nvidia drivers 163.44 and Vista 32/64 bit Hotfix]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=68025;hl=vista Vista64 w/4gig of ram black screen **FIX*]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=68537;hl=vista Any Fix for Black Screen Vistax64]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=68363;hl=vista To help all Vista & 8800 users read here!]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=68529;hl=vista No problems with Vista]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=68495;hl=vista Windows Vista with ATI Graphics Card]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=68470;hl=vista Vista 32 bit Problems]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=68406;hl=vista Vista and Sound Issues]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=66666;hl=vista 8800 ultra vista 64 problem]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=64690;hl=vista Vista x64 + Radeon X1900XT unplayable]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=66639;hl=vista Microsoft releases Vista performance fix packs]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=66040;hl=vista [FIX] Memory errors back to desktop (VISTA)]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=65781;hl=vista Vista 64Bit]
*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=64543;hl=vista Armed Assault Vista X64 issues]
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*[http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=68;t=61316;hl=vista Vista Performance Tip]
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Revision as of 14:19, 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 workaround this problem by limiting 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"
  • More info on boot parameters available below, in the section Related Links


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

Resources

Current Forum Discussion Thread

Old Forum Discussion Threads


See Also