I've been playing Arma 3 for a long time now and have never encountered this issue. I'm trying to install the game on my wife's new computer.
I downloaded it from Steam, I then click to start but was hit with this message "Corrupted Configuration". I then get an emergency file placed on my desktop that looks like this:
Arma 3 Launcher Emergency Log
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Arma 3 Launcher is unable to start due to corruption in a configuration system.
http://arma3.com/launcher/troubleshooting
http://feedback.arma3.com/
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System information
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Date: 2024-01-24 17:22:41 / 2024-01-24 10:22:41 -07
Current dir: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3
Command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\arma3launcher.exe"
Version: 1.5.150.968
CLR version: 4.0.30319.42000
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.22621.0
OS 64bit: True
Process 64bit: False
Personal dir: C:\Users\moons\OneDrive\Documents
Local App Data dir: C:\Users\moons\AppData\Local
Culture: en-CA
UI Culture: en-US
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Errors
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Message: Configuration system failed to initialize
Message: Unrecognized configuration section startup.
File name: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\arma3launcher.exe.Config
Line: 11
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Trace
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System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Configuration system failed to initialize ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Unrecognized configuration section startup. (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\arma3launcher.exe.Config line 11)
at System.Configuration.ConfigurationSchemaErrors.ThrowIfErrors(Boolean ignoreLocal)
at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfParseErrors(ConfigurationSchemaErrors schemaErrors)
at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfInitErrors()
at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.EnsureInit(String configKey)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
Now I'm not the most tech-savvy so I don't know exactly how to fix those errors, and everything I've looked up so far has been unspecific.
I made sure all the files on Bohemia's troubleshooting link were installed and verified the integrity of my files with Steam, but I still get this error.
Can anyone help me? The PC is Windows 11 by the way.