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ArmA won't work on W7 64bit :(

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just reinstalled ArmA 1 Gold Edition and patched using the 1.08 to 1.14 patch so far atm and the game just goes to a black frozen screen :(

i've tried running as admin and running the compability as XP but still getting the black frozen screen on start up.

Anyone else get this and find a fix?

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It doesn't run on your Windows 64. Given the popularity of this OS I'd expect lots of posts if it was down to Windows.

So I think it's likely to be something other than the OS.

Possibly a corrupt install or a driver needs updating.

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some people report arma working on win 7 64x while others report it not working do a search for arma + win 7 in google and you will find dozens of posts / reports about it working or not working, best option is to dual boot the system with either XP or vista 32 bits next to the win 7 64x

ps. mine isn't running either on the 64x W7

Edited by supergruntsb78

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As simple work around, running in windowed mode via -window command line is also possible.

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Cheers guys :) -window worked i dont have the internet, just my tethered iphone so i'll try download the rest of the patches upto 1.18 at my mums this week thanks guys :)

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fantastic!

just bought a brand new pc and thought its time to put arma1 on only find it wont work.

I'll try the patch out right now :)

...oh, one more thing; will this work on the standard 'not gold' edition?

(it does)

[uPDATE] Fixed. Patch works a treat! :)

Now to finally max out armedassault!! :yay:

Edited by stegman

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Further to my above message, the radio is really muffled... :(

The game runs perfectly, but the radio sound is really far away.

Real shame.

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Hi guys, Having just seen the release of the new patch for ArmA I thought I would give it a look again. I have not played since ArmA:2 came out.

Well it's not working...

Game: ArmA, Armed Assault Gold Edition

Patch: ARMA_Update118FinalRC1 downloaded from http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=13954

OS: Windows 7 64bit Fully up to date

RunSetting: Admin + WinXP mode set and -window

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strange, i have W7 SP1 w64 and it works fine just as it is ...

no woes with any commandline switches nor compatibility modes

(try disable any workarounds you used previously)

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