Racingralph 0 Posted March 4, 2007 Can anybody help with a problem I have. When I start the game app it returns "ArmA has encountered a problem and needs to close" etc. etc. Apparantly its a clash with my creative x-fi card according to the microsoft error reporting. If I uninstall the x-fi software it will work ok but I not happy at doing this just for a rogue game. I've patched the game to the latest spec. and all graphics / mobo drivers / bios is all bang on. The machine works flawlessly on everything bar this game. Machine spec. AMD X2 4200+ @ 2x2.75ghz DFI Ultra-D 2gb OCZ Platinum DDR500 HIS X1900XT X-FI xtreme music Logitech Z5500 THX Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Tea 0 Posted March 4, 2007 Which version of windows do you use? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racingralph 0 Posted March 4, 2007 Sorry - XP Pro SP2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Tea 0 Posted March 4, 2007 The X-FI drivers and Software are up to date too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racingralph 0 Posted March 4, 2007 yep - all latest. Tried all of the usul things but only way to make it work is to uninstall x-fi software (not the x-fi drivers just the associated software). That means losing the 3 way mode switcher and various other things which i'm not going to do. cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Tea 0 Posted March 4, 2007 There must be a "bug" in the X-FI Software. I`m afraid you`ll have to wait for a newer version of that Software. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFK 0 Posted March 4, 2007 Hi, i'm also using an x-fi music. Got no problems with software at all. Did you always switch to Game-Mode before launching ArmA? Thats the only problem i know, already mentioned a lot of times in the forum, people had that problem while starting in different mode than game-mode. Edit: Here's the according discussion. It's already a bit old, but hopefully that helps. Cya Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
odjob 0 Posted March 4, 2007 Have you installed the latest OpenAL drivers? I had this problem in XP, but now im running Vista with Creatives latest beta drivers and i can use "Entertainment Mode" without crashes. Might be 105 patch that fixed it tho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-UK 0 Posted March 4, 2007 The solution is to put the Xfi into GAME MODE. This issue is solved in the Hardware Issues sticky... please read them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racingralph 0 Posted March 4, 2007 Actually.....it is'nt. I've tried all 3 modes and theres no difference. It encounters a problem and has to be shut down etc. I've not had any problems with any other games or apps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
memnoch 0 Posted March 5, 2007 Can you shut down all the additional software before playing the game? I use a handy program before playing any game software. It's called EndItAll2. At the single press of a button it closes or kills any applications that aren't protected by the system or yourself. Takes a few seconds to run and frees up a lot of resources. Download it here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-UK 0 Posted March 5, 2007 Well there will be a conflicting setting within the XFI control panel if it works when the control panel is uninstalled... Look to see if theres a "Restore to Defaults" in the XFI control panel and try it again... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlurrpyChillyFries 0 Posted March 5, 2007 i had this same issue. i bought the fatality gamer pro and used the drivers off of the cd. everytime i started the game it would give me this error. because when i went to creative's site, they dont list updated drivers for my card, i had to go to select a different fatality card to find updated drivers (i think i select the x-fi gamers edition). once i installed those drivers my problems went away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
