Armed Assault didn't start in Windows 7 64 bit Professional

[kyreon 10]

Hi there,

in Windows 7 RC (64) it was no Problem playing Armed Assault, but in the released Windows 7 Professional (x64) i'm not able to start arma using openal.

I tried it using patch 1.14 and 1.16 beta and nothing is happening. There is only one task arma*32 and after some time this task is shut down. But if i use the -dsound option everything is fine (except the bad sound).

No i looked around for troubles in some other games using the openal engine, but everything i tested is workin (STALKER and UT3).

But in this game ther is the openal32.dll in the main folder. So i tried to copy this dll to the main arma folder but arma is still not running.

My system specs: C2D E6800, 8800GT and an Audigy SE soundcard.

Every driver is updated to the newest stage:

Chipset, graphics and sound.

Because i read about some problems for creative soundcards in windows 7 i tried installing the old driver i used in the windows 7 rc but the game is also not running with openal.

This is my arma.rpt file:

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== D:\Spiele\ArmA\arma.exe

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Exe version: Sat Sep 05 23:07:43 2009

build 1.14.5256

Updating base class ->Default, by ca\anims\characters\config.bin/CfgMovesBasic/DefaultDie/

Updating base class ->Default, by ca\anims\characters\config.bin/CfgMovesMaleSdr/States/Crew/

Updating base class ->MGunCore, by ca\weapons\config.bin/cfgWeapons/MGun/

Updating base class RscLoadingText->RscText, by DBE1\Models_DBE1\ui\config.bin/RscDisplayLoading/Variants/LoadingOne/controls/CA_TextLoad/

Updating base class RscLoadingText->RscText, by DBE1\Models_DBE1\ui\config.bin/RscDisplayLoadMission/controls/Title1/

Updating base class RscLoadingText->RscText, by DBE1\Models_DBE1\ui\config.bin/RscDisplayStart/controls/CA_Text/

Updating base class DefaultWorld->CAWorld, by ca\desert\config.bin/CfgWorlds/Intro/

Updating base class SoldierEB->SoldierE, by ca\hotfix\qg\config.bin/CfgVehicles/SoldierPTeamLeader/

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Date: 09/06/09 Time: 16:54:38

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Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at 726D8C7D

Version 1.14.5256

Fault address: 726D8C7D 01:00017C7D C:\Windows\system32\MMDevAPI.DLL

file:

world: Intro

Prev. code bytes: EC 14 6A 05 59 8B FC FF 75 E0 8D 75 E8 50 F3 A5

Fault code bytes: FF 52 1C 8D 45 D0 50 8D 45 D8 50 8B CB E8 DB 94

Registers:

EAX:003DF910 EBX:0024BEC8

ECX:00000000 EDX:743B30A4

ESI:29F4FD70 EDI:29F4FD30

CS:EIP:0023:726D8C7D

SS:ESP:002B:29F4FD14 EBP:29F4FD74

DS:002B ES:002B FS:0053 GS:002B

Flags:00010212

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note: Minidump has been generated into the file C:\Users\Stefan Gerth\AppData\Local\ArmA\arma.mdmp

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Date: 09/06/09 Time: 16:54:40

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Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at 66B6AEC0

Version 1.14.5256

Fault address: 66B6AEC0 00:66B6AEC0 Unknown module

file:

world: Intro

Registers:

EAX:00000000 EBX:29F4F8DC

ECX:29F4F868 EDX:230EE8B8

ESI:29F4F8DC EDI:66B6AE82

CS:EIP:0023:66B6AEC0

SS:ESP:002B:29F4F7F0 EBP:29F4F878

DS:002B ES:002B FS:0053 GS:002B

Flags:00010202

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Any further hints?

[kyreon 10]

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