Vista Troubleshooting Thread: The one and only

[Sickboy]

Thread Purpose
To inform members of problems and their resolutions for playing ArmA on the Vista 32-bit and 64-bit operating system.
This thread should also be the one and only thread to discuss playing ArmA on Vista, mostly about Stability, Performance and Connectivity Issues.

Sticky and lock of old Troubleshooting threads have been requested to Placebo.

Information Resources
Unofficial ArmA on Vista Troubleshooting BIKI Page (will be updated and contains links to old forum discussion threads)

[Placebo]

Thanks to Sickboy for all his help with Vista issues.

This will be the official Vista support thread, if you have a Vista related problem please first check the linked wiki, if your problem is not resolved in that then please feel free to post in this thread and hopefully other Vista users will be able to help you out

[Sickboy]

New Creative X-Fi Vista Drivers out 2_15_0004, ssaid to fix the 4GB Memory Large "GRSHHHHSHSHSHHSHSH" sound coming out of speakers, aswell as the "Process has Locked Pages" Bluescreen that was present in .0003 release:

Fixes:

• Resolves an issue for Windows Vista 64-bit systems with 4 GB RAM
• Resolves loud speaker noise when restarting your computer
• Resolves an issue that causes OpenAL games not to respond

[Lepardi]

Any idea when are the WHQL ones coming out? Will they come out for XP too?

[Evishion]

New Creative X-Fi Vista Drivers out 2_15_0004, ssaid to fix the 4GB Memory Large "GRSHHHHSHSHSHHSHSH" sound coming out of speakers, aswell as the "Process has Locked Pages" Bluescreen that was present in .0003 release:

Quote[/b] ]Fixes:
Resolves an issue for Windows Vista 64-bit systems with 4 GB RAM
Resolves loud speaker noise when restarting your computer
Resolves an issue that causes OpenAL games not to respond

oh finally.. installing pleas please please

EDIT: meh, still wont start properly..

[Sickboy]

oh finally.. installing pleas please please

EDIT: meh, still wont start properly..

It only fixes the things mentioned. Im not sure what you mean with "Still doesn't start properly". If you mean you have 4GB and can't run ArmA, you can use the method on the wiki to start ArmA Properly on Vista +4GB.

[MR Weasel]

thanks for the help and sorry i could not find the vista thread befor

[ianwr85]

I need some help running arma on vista 32bit with 4gb ram, 8800 ultra video, intel q6850 quadcore processor 3.0ghz. ***creative x-fi professional series sound card.

I have tried the things on the wiki page but still get dark grey screen that is only about 3 inches tall. cant read anything. ***any help is appriciated.

[CameronMcDonald]

4GB RAM = no-no. Either physically remove 1GB, or use bootmgr to load with only 3GB.

Oh, wait. You say you've tried the things on the wiki page. Does that include physically removing 1 GB?

[ianwr85]

no i was just reading through the page again im going to remove 1g and see what happens. tks