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  • #18190
    Seedubs
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    Anyone here got ArmA to run on Vista 64?

    I have the game and supposedly the latest patch (1.14) resolves the 4 Gig problem with Vista 64, but mine simply runs (show the boxes with the ticks except the last two) and then nothing.

    Upon looking in the task manager, it is running, but nothing.

    Updated latest nVidia drivers, looked at numerous sites, nothing, nowt, zip………….anyone?

    #68049
    11thSignal
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    Runs ok on mine (vista ultimate 64bit) but I’m having trouble updating it,

    #68050
    nOm
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    Seedubs, do you have an xfi sound card?

    even if you havent try this in your shortcut

    G:ArmAfear.exe -nosplash -world=empty -dsound

    -dsound being the help with sound (runs direct sound)

    -nosplash (no intro)
    -world=empty(dosent load map so loads fast)

    substitute g with your path

    if you get the tick boxes and then nothing this should help(i uninstalled my xfi and use onboard, runs fine) although withxfi the sound is a bit ballsed up, have you got the latest drivers for xfi,it helps some ppl

    let me know if it helps 😉

    #68051
    Seedubs
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    I have an Audigy card (the original), just one question, where am I pasting that – into the shortcut target? Also why is it shown as fear.exe?

    Cheers

    #68052
    Seedubs
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    Well, got further than I had before, its not a black screen when it loads, which black boxes on the bottom, still trying.

    #68053
    nOm
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    feck sry seedubs..i have an ati x2 and theres no profile for arma so as a workaround i use the fear profile… 😳

    probably wanna change it

    #68054
    Seedubs
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    Oh thats ok, changed mine to fear too, as I said, got to a black screen with some graphically corruption with the sound bit in the shortcut, not sure what else I can do.

    #68055
    nOm
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    @Seedubs wrote:

    I have an Audigy card (the original), just one question, where am I pasting that – into the shortcut target? Also why is it shown as fear.exe?

    Cheers

    yes mate right click on short cut, properties, paste in target ……include spaces

    try here also Seedubs http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Troubleshooting_Vista” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

    will take a look also and post any fixes here :win

    1. do you have service pack 1 for vista?
    2.delete and paste all of this short cut into your target line
    C:ArmAarma.exe -nosplash -world=empty -dsound
    3.get latest drivers for Audigy
    4.try disabling Audigy, temporary to see if it is the prob

    #68056
    Seedubs
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    Yeah got Vista 64 with SP 1 installed, latest nVidia drivers.

    System is:

    Q6600 CPU
    9800 GTX card
    4 Gig RAM
    Asus Mobo
    Audigy Soundcard

    #68057
    nOm
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    hmmm strange i have ..
    same cpu clocked to 3.2
    4 gig ram
    could not run arma with my xfi so using onboard sound
    Asus mobo
    ati x2 gfx

    i deffo had the same prob and it was sound related

    #68058
    nOm
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    Audigy vista drivers are here…. http://support.creative.com/downloads/” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

    #68059
    nOm
    Participant

    arrrghhhh

    you may need to update to the latest openal sound drivers..

    here.. http://www.openal.org/” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

    #68060
    Seedubs
    Participant

    I think I already updated those, but will give them a shot too.

    #68061
    nOm
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    try disabling Audigy in device manager, just to see if arma fires up, then we can will know if its a sound issue. ( both with and without -dsound shortcut )

    #68062
    Seedubs
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    Right, disabled the audigy and removed the shortcut amendments – get to the black screen again, so yes I think it is a sound issue, although it maybe a combination. Normally with the audigy enabled and normal shortcut it simply does not run, so getting somewhere.

    Many thanks for this help m8.

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