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EvilNate
Dec 15 2006, 08:43
For the past couple of weeks I have been enjoying arma without a hitch. Tonight I tried to load it up and it gave me the "ArmA has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." with the following data:

Error signature
Appname: arma.exe AppVer 1.1.0.5094 ModName: arma.exe
ModVer: 1.1.0.5094 Offset: 002b0289

Error report contents:
Exception Information
Code: 0xc0000005 Flags: 0x00000000
Record: 0x0000000000000 Address 0x00000000006b0289

I uninstalled & reinstalled, tried to launch again and it crashed with the same exact error. There are no other programs running in the background and this is a brand new installation of xp pro. There were no changes to any of my settings between being able to play it and not. After the reinstall I didn't even use the english patch before launching.

If reinstalling the game doesn't get me anywhere I don't know what to do. If someone could help solve this I will be very greatful.

Game version: Digital German version from metaboli (1.01)
Protection: SF (I believe)

PC specs
OS: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600)
CPU: C2D E6600
RAM: 2GB PC8500
VGA: ATI Radeon X1900 Crossfire cards 2X512MB Dvr, 6.14.0010.6648
MB: Asus P5W DH, chipset 975X
SND: Audigy 2 [9880] Dvr, 5.12.0001.1196
Dx 9.0c
Millenium7
Dec 15 2006, 09:07
Code: 0xc0000005 is a hardware fault. Doesn't necessarily mean any hardware is defective but there could be a problem while accessing it. In my case its the sound blaster X-Fi something to do with the limited EAX2 in entertainment mode as opposed to EAX5 in game mode so unless I have it in game mdoe while EAX is on it crashes. I don't know how the audigy cards work but if you have the ability to switch between modes use whatevers designed for games. Or try disabling EAX by editting the .ArmaProfile file under \My Documents\ArmA Other Profiles\[profile name]

If that doesnt' work simply rename this file and most settings will be set back to normal including all your controls. Adjust settings and relaunch the game to find what is causing the problem
EvilNate
Dec 15 2006, 09:30
I'm not able to edit the profile because the game has not been able to fully launch. I'm also wondering why the game ran so well for so long and now it's crashing no matter what I do.

I found a couple SF utils (remover and updater). The uninstall removes the SF driver so I didn't need the remover. After another fresh install of ArmA ( and a fresh crash) I was able to update the SF driver with the updater - although it didn't solve the problem.

Thanks for letting me know what kind of error code that relates to. This PC is brand new so I guess it's possible something is arye. I'll try to find some good diags to test memory and such.
Millenium7
Dec 15 2006, 10:06
Just move all the profiles from the ArmA Other Profiles directory then go in to the ArmA folder in my documents, edit the default profile and either insert or change to
soundEnableEAX=0;
soundEnableHW=1;
EvilNate
Dec 15 2006, 18:09
Just move all the profiles from the ArmA Other Profiles directory then go in to the ArmA folder in my documents, edit the default profile and either insert or change to
soundEnableEAX=0;
soundEnableHW=1;
I'm not able to edit the profile because the game has not been able to fully launch. The game will only create a profile if it has been loaded after installation.

I guess it's time to reinstall windows...
Desertfox
Dec 15 2006, 18:43
Tried to look

here (http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=2261&OSFullName=Windows*+XP+Professional&lang=eng&strOSs=44&submit=Go%21) ?
EvilNate
Dec 15 2006, 20:18
Tried to look

here (http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=2261&OSFullName=Windows*+XP+Professional&lang=eng&strOSs=44&submit=Go%21) ?
No I haven't tried updating the chipset drivers, thanks for the link.

I did find a way to get the game going without formatting, but i'm not sure which one fixed the problem.

* Prevented wifi software from loading while installing and launching.

* A friend suggested running chkdsk 2X right before installation.

When/if I find the root cause of this problem I will update this thread. Thanks for the suggestions so far!
EvilNate
Dec 16 2006, 20:13
*PROBLEM RESOLVED*

ASUS WiFi-AP Solo causes conflicts with ArmA.

I hope this thread helps someone else so they don't have to spend hours on it like I did.

Thanks for the help yall.