arma menu wont load up

[Solid_s 0]

hi, my frriend has this computer

http://www.medion.com/de/electronics/prod/MEDION%C2%AE++ERAZER%C2%AE+X7346+D/10013805A1?category=pc_19&recId=&wt_mc=de.intern.m-shop.pro-pla.on-ma&wt_cc1=m-shop_topseller_pc-4-rechts&wt_cc2=10013805A1&wt_cw=30.2.8&utm_source=Internetseite-intern&utm_medium=Kachel&utm_content=pc_4-rechts&utm_campaign=Kategoriekachel-Hotspots&utm_term=10013805A1 all specs

and when he tries to start arma he gets this

http://i50.tinypic.com/4ucr2b.jpg

what should he do?

:butbut::butbut::butbut:

help appreciated a lot

thank you in advance for reading.

[Gunter Severloh 4051]

Hello,

1st and foremost do a search there are several topics discussing the issues revolved around what you got.

Patch your game to 1.18 unless you have done so already,

if not get the patch here:

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=8715

also check out these other threads:

that discuss the similar issues you may have:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=97341

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=99263

there might be others, so do your homework, your in the right forum for your issue,

and there should be something in here to help you out.

hope that helps.

Edited June 28, 2010 by Gnter Severloh

[Solid_s 0]

this is alll there is in arma.rpt

"Error: Failed to create surface texture

Error: Failed to create surface texture

Error: Failed to create surface texture

Error: Failed to create surface texture

Error: Failed to create surface texture

Error: Failed to create surface texture

Error: Failed to create surface texture

Error: Failed to create surface texture

Error: Failed to create surface texture

Error: Failed to create surface texture

Error: Failed to create surface texture" and its about 10 kilometer long

[Gunter Severloh 4051]

Did you check out the two links I had put in my previous post.

Your friend has windows 7 which from what im getting is that his problem is I guess popular with the issue he is having,

and the suggested route was to patch to 1.18.

thats what i found, see if those work, if not then try something else, theres also:

BIS Wiki ArmA: Troubleshooting

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Troubleshooting#Arma_crashes_when_connecting_to_servers