Arma crashes right away at launch after inst. 1.08

[Drel 0]

I have Atari ArmA US retail boxed version, v1.06 as shipped. After upgrading to 1.08, it crashes immediately when I try to launch it. I unzipped the patch before trying to install it. Patch reported successful install.

System:

Video: eVga NVidia 8800GTS 640MB w/ latest drivers from Nvidia.com (169.21)

Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer

RAM: 2GB

OS: Vista 32bit w/ all patches installed via Windows Update, including NVidia recommended hotfixes for Vista.

Disk: 150GB of free disk space

1.06 launches fine, 1.08 crashes instantly. A Windows Vista error dialog comes up within a second of trying to launch the game, with no video mode change or loading screen for ArmA.

I uninstalled ArmA, re-installed, launched it, it displays splash screens and shows the ArmA menu fine. Exited, installed 1.08 patch, launched it, crashes instantly.

Drel

[Placebo 29]

What about 1.09?

[yannara 2]

I've read a lot of topics, that Arma works pourly with Nvidia 8000-series.

[Tankbuster 1747]

Have you? It works fine with 8xxx cards, especially with 1.09. The original poster's problem is more likely to be related to his operation system or his x-fi soundcard.

[gilderan 0]

Sorry Tank maybe not.

Had the same issue when I had Win XP and upgraded from the European version to 1.08.

ArmA finally worked fine with my Soundblaster X-Fi with the nVidia 8800GTS 640 meg card only AFTER I upgraded to Vista but not on Win XP.

So far my suspicions for my situation are either a faulty base install of Win XP (new system and installed by the tech pions).