Tom_Pynchon 10 Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Hi. Really need some help. I recently upgraded to the new Intel LGA 2011 platform. I installed my copies of ARMA 2 and ARMA 2 OA from my discs and immediately noticed some problems. Whereas I used to be able to combine the two games simply by installing them in the same Bohemia Interactive folder, this was no longer the case. Even more troubling, ARMA 2 fails to launch. Arrowhead seems to launch fine, but then I didn't get the chance to play much as most of the missions I've made combine elements from ARMA 2, OA and ARMA 2 Reinforcements. I've tried installing the new 1.60 patch. Still no go. Arma 2 just won't run. I get all the way up to "Receiving .." and then I get a back screen and a prompt from Windows saying that the game could not launch. I have to ALT + TAB back to my desktop each time. I've tried uninstalling, sweeping with my registry and system with CCleaner, and re-installing both games a couple of times. Didn't work. I'm using Nvidia 290.53 drivers since these are the only drivers that enable SLI on the Intel X79 platform. I'm running a legit 64-bit copy of Windows 7 Ultimate with an i7 3930K and two GTX 470s in SLI. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. UPDATE AND CLARIFICATION: The problem isn't patch-related. I tried installing Arma 2 alone -- and attempted to launch it without installing ANY patch and it crashed. I installed previous patches. Same thing. Finally installed the latest patch -- problem still there. I'm gnashing my teeth trying to figure this one out. Can't roll back my graphics drivers as that would mean no SLI for me. Was away on a field assignment for a few months prior to upgrade so wasn't able to play at all. Man, I miss the game! Help! Edited February 1, 2012 by Dwarden resolved problem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom_Pynchon 10 Posted February 1, 2012 UPDATE: Solved the problem. I reinstalled ARMA II and ran it through Windows Compatibility Wizard. That fixed the issue. I reinstalled A2OA and Reinforcements and it all went smoothly after that. (The game automatically switched to "Combined Operations" mode, no prob. Didn't even have to select the folder installing Arrowhead and RFT. So if any fellow noobs are running into the problem described above, I suggest you use the Windows 7 Compatibility Wizard. That just might help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
