ARMA 2 (Steam Version) Crashing when relaunched

[CrimsonGhost06 1]

Hello. I have searched multiple forums for help with this issue all to no avail. My issue, as stated in the topic is this. When I launch Arma 2 to play either Arma 2 or Dayz everything launches normally. However, if I have to close the program for whatever reason, and relaunch the game, it will always freeze just after all the check boxes fill up and the screen goes black. It not only freezes the game, but my entire computer. The only solution is a hard reboot.

So, I have tried multiple full re-installs, and I always patch to the latest version of all software and drivers. I am really at my wits end with this as it is very frustrating if I want to go back and forth from armory to dayz etc. My Dayz clan uses the armory and the shooting range MP mission extensively for training. Not to mention the possible hardware damage with hard reboots.

Any help or guidance anyone can suggest would be most welcome. Thank you.

EDIT- This is the only thing in the event viewer at the time of the freeze/crash.

Log Name: ACEEventLog

Source: ACEEventLogSource

Date: 9/27/2012 8:36:26 PM

Event ID: 0

Task Category: None

Level: Information

Keywords: Classic

User: N/A

Computer: ***********-PC

Description:

0000000152: 2012-09-27 20:36:26:352 Exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Exception Called by: ATI.ACE.CLI.Component.Runtime.Runtime::Invoke processID:04600 threadID:( ) domainName:(CCC.exe ) assemblyName:(CLI.Component.Runtime, Version=3.5.4568.388, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=90ba9c70f846762e)

************************************************************************************************************************

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

<System>

<Provider Name="ACEEventLogSource" />

<EventID Qualifiers="0">0</EventID>

<Level>4</Level>

<Task>0</Task>

<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-09-28T00:36:26.000Z" />

<EventRecordID>17173</EventRecordID>

<Channel>ACEEventLog</Channel>

<Computer>***********-PC</Computer>

<Security />

</System>

<EventData>

<Data>0000000152: 2012-09-27 20:36:26:352 Exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Exception Called by: ATI.ACE.CLI.Component.Runtime.Runtime::Invoke processID:04600 threadID:( ) domainName:(CCC.exe ) assemblyName:(CLI.Component.Runtime, Version=3.5.4568.388, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=90ba9c70f846762e)

************************************************************************************************************************

</Data>

</EventData>

</Event>

Edited September 28, 2012 by CrimsonGhost06

[kklownboy 43]

What does your RTP say?

[CrimsonGhost06 1]

Please forgive my ignorance but what is the RTP? I'm hoping I'm just drawing a blank because its been a very long day to say the least.

[ProfTournesol 956]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/RPT

[CrimsonGhost06 1]

I see, that makes sense. Guess I should have seen that one somewhere else. Will look at that and post when I get home. Thank you.