Troubleshooting Vista – ArmA: Armed Assault

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*Install Vista pre-sp1 hotfixes [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105 940105], [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936710 936710], [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936710 936710], [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938194 938194] and [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938979 938979]
*Install Vista pre-sp1 hotfixes [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105 940105], [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936710 936710], [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936710 936710], [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938194 938194] and [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938979 938979]
*Adjust [http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Startup_Parameters ArmA shortcut] to include -maxmem=512
*Adjust [http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Startup_Parameters ArmA shortcut] to include -maxmem=512
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= Known Issues and Resolutions =
= Known Issues and Resolutions =

Revision as of 11:17, 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.