Crashes randomly since patch

[wobbly 10]

System

Windows Vista 64 ultimate fully patched

Asus Formula Striker II Motherboard

8GB DDR2

1TB Samsung F1 HDD

Palit Dual Sonic Radeon HD 4870 1 GB DDR3

Creative XFI Gamer Soundcard

Intel Quad Core 9450

All drivers are up to date and since the patch the game has started crashing randomly. Also, it crashes everytime I lose connection to a server.

2 of my friends that have just got the game have similar specs (except they have the i7 cpu) seem to be having the same problems. What happens is Vista says "Arma 2 have stopped responding" or "Arma 2 has stopped working"

Any pointers?

Sorry that this is a whinge for my first post.

Apart from that I love the game but just wish the plebs that seem to spoil the game by team killing at spawn points would just bugger off.

Edited June 22, 2009 by wobbly

[Apocca 10]

Dont know what the cause is, but it keeps happening to me too. Cant play for longer than 30 minutes :(

[Fansadox 0]

@ wobbly more people with i7's like me are having CTD problems. Check http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=75370

[wobbly 10]

Just had another crash exiting the preview in editor

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          22/06/2009 17:00:45
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Wobbly-PC
Description:
Faulting application arma2.exe, version 1.2.0.58064, time stamp 0x4a3c1d39, faulting module DINPUT8.dll, version 6.0.6001.18000, time stamp 0x4791a672, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00015b7b, process id 0x1514, application start time 0x01c9f34e53897b74.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
 <System>
   <Provider Name="Application Error" />
   <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
   <Level>2</Level>
   <Task>100</Task>
   <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
   <TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-06-22T16:00:45.000Z" />
   <EventRecordID>11696</EventRecordID>
   <Channel>Application</Channel>
   <Computer>Wobbly-PC</Computer>
   <Security />
 </System>
 <EventData>
   <Data>arma2.exe</Data>
   <Data>1.2.0.58064</Data>
   <Data>4a3c1d39</Data>
   <Data>DINPUT8.dll</Data>
   <Data>6.0.6001.18000</Data>
   <Data>4791a672</Data>
   <Data>c0000005</Data>
   <Data>00015b7b</Data>
   <Data>1514</Data>
   <Data>01c9f34e53897b74</Data>
 </EventData>
</Event>

event ID 1000

Microsoft has this on the event id/error code

Details

Product: Windows Operating System

Event ID: 1000

Source: Application Error

Version: 5.2

Symbolic Name: ER_USERCRASH_LOG

Message: Faulting application %1, version %2, faulting module %3, version %4, fault address 0x%5.

Explanation

The indicated program stopped unexpectedly. The message contains details on which program and module stopped. A matching event with Event ID 1001 might also appear in the event log. This matching event displays information about the specific error that occurred.

User Action

If an error report was generated for this error, you might be able to obtain more information about the error by sending the report to Microsoft for analysis.

What to expect

Microsoft actively analyzes all error reports and prioritizes them based on the number of customers affected by the error signature contained in the report. When a report is submitted, Microsoft will try to determine the cause of the error, categorize it according to the type of issue encountered, and send you relevant information when such information is available. However, because error reports do not always contain enough information to positively identify the source of the issue, Microsoft may need to collect a number of similar reports from other customers before a pattern is discovered. Although Microsoft might not be able to provide a solution for your particular error at this time, all information submitted is used to further improve the quality and reliability of our products.

[ryan80 10]

guys i suspect that this issue only happens to systems running VISTA OS. it could be vista specific issue .

[wobbly 10]

Can anyone thats is running XP of any sort confirm that its not only Vista users?

[Cionara 10]

Win 7 64 bit and Core i7 920- Crashes to desktop without error message.

[f2k sel 164]

I'm getting lots of crashes in XP.

I just spent a couple of hours crash free in the editor until I added one trigger and within 5mins it crashed.

It's hard to say if that is the cause but I'll try and repeat it when I have more time.

[smurphy 10]

I get CTDs every so often (though it was happening within 2mins earlier today), and I'm on XP Pro.

[Mcwaffle 10]

I also get an INCREDIBLE amount of crashes after the patch. vista 64 with a dual core e8400.

[pauliesss 2]

Can anyone thats is running XP of any sort confirm that its not only Vista users?

Yes, I have XP SP3 and I am not getting only CTDs but also BSOD. :confused:

[bomelby 0]

I have played the German legally paid and downloaded version, it worked ok. But I had some CTD from Manhattan and forwards. Today I finally got my 505 DVD version, patched it to 1.02. It CTD constantly, much more than before. It happends with different error mesages. I just hope BIS fix this ASAP, as of now the campaign is not playable.

My specs

Phenom Quad 9850

4 GB Ram

Geforce 8800GTS 512MB with newest drivers

Vista 32 bit

[sandzibar 0]

getting that same crash error in XP SP3 with patch 1.02

the 0x00000005 exception error one.

turning off Post Processing/HDR completely in video menu seems to help stability a bit for me. have to do this each time you start arma2 however as it doesnt seem to remember this setting on exit/restart.

[Styxar 0]

I have played the German legally paid and downloaded version, it worked ok. But I had some CTD from Manhattan and forwards. Today I finally got my 505 DVD version, patched it to 1.02.

I couldn't patch my UK 505 DVD to 1.02. I thought it wasn't supposed to be patched. Probably just a corrupt download.

Any good reason to apply that patch?

[von_paulus 0]

Yes, I have XP SP3 and I am not getting only CTDs but also BSOD. :confused:

BSOD's usually are related with bad memory or drivers conflicts. I'd some with ARMA; I discovered that was a conflict between my Sound Blaster Audigy drivers and ARMA. I noticed that your CPU is overclocked you could, as a test, to make it run at box speed and see if there's any difference.

Edited June 25, 2009 by Von_Paulus

[bomelby 0]

I couldn't patch my UK 505 DVD to 1.02. I thought it wasn't supposed to be patched. Probably just a corrupt download.

Any good reason to apply that patch?

The version on the 505 DVD is 1.01, but the patch do not seem to help anything. So as far as I have experienced it is no good reason to actually apply it.

[f2k sel 164]

I carn't seem to isolate this problem as it does seem totally random, when it does lockup it dosen't write anything to the log either.

[datter 0]

I'm into the Manhattan mission and experiencing totally random CTD's as well (sys specs below). Sometimes it will happen minutes into playing, while other times I've played for hours.