Starting in 'Combined Operations' doesn't work. - Page 7

09-21-2011, 08:38 PM

Hey guys and Dwarden, a group of my friends bought steam version Arma 2 Combined Operations and installed it, i told him to set his steam and games "Run as administrator" and launch Arma 2 first for the registry thingy.

The problem he's facing now are everytime he tries to launch the game it will have the following error "Arma 2 stopped working" and "Program will be close and blah blah blah". Is there any solution to it? now my 7 friends can see the game but cant play it haha!

09-21-2011, 10:35 PM

Is Dwarden still around helping people with issues?

vohk · 09-21-2011, 11:10 PM

He's still around, but in the meantime:

What's the spec's on your friend's system (CPU, graphics card and OS in particular)?

Will Arma 2 or Operation Arrowhead load up on their own?

Has he updated his graphics card drivers recently?

Couldn't hurt to try verifying the game cache for A2 and OA.*

The problem is that error is just a very generic 'something bad happened'. Hard to tell what might be causing it without more information. You might also want to check out the BI Troubleshooting forum if you don't get any luck here.

*May reset that registry entry bit, I don't remember. Couldn't hurt to run Steam as admin after just in case.

Dwarden · 09-22-2011, 03:05 PM

0. start steam via "run as administrator"
1. run ARMA 2 once and exit
2. select ARMA 2: OA and choose 'Launch A2: CO mode' either in STEAM game menu or after doubleclick the game entry in STEAM ...

if that don't work verify cache of both games and repeat the steps...

bobsbarricades · 10-13-2011, 11:32 PM

I am re-downloading Arma2 in hopes of having more time to properly get comfortable with it. Will this work if I have downloaded OA from Amazon.com? I assume I can just install it right next to Arma2 core files that steam is downloading now? Or is this going to complicate things ^o^

09-22-2011, 03:05 PM	#94
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09-21-2011, 08:38 PM	#91
Alexander85 Guest Posts: n/a	Hey guys and Dwarden, a group of my friends bought steam version Arma 2 Combined Operations and installed it, i told him to set his steam and games "Run as administrator" and launch Arma 2 first for the registry thingy. The problem he's facing now are everytime he tries to launch the game it will have the following error "Arma 2 stopped working" and "Program will be close and blah blah blah". Is there any solution to it? now my 7 friends can see the game but cant play it haha!

09-21-2011, 10:35 PM	#92
Alexander85 Guest Posts: n/a	Is Dwarden still around helping people with issues?

09-21-2011, 11:10 PM	#93
vohk Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 107 Posts: 667	He's still around, but in the meantime: What's the spec's on your friend's system (CPU, graphics card and OS in particular)? Will Arma 2 or Operation Arrowhead load up on their own? Has he updated his graphics card drivers recently? Couldn't hurt to try verifying the game cache for A2 and OA.* The problem is that error is just a very generic 'something bad happened'. Hard to tell what might be causing it without more information. You might also want to check out the BI Troubleshooting forum if you don't get any luck here. *May reset that registry entry bit, I don't remember. Couldn't hurt to run Steam as admin after just in case.

10-13-2011, 11:32 PM	#95
bobsbarricades Join Date: Oct 2008 Reputation: 557 Posts: 4,077	I am re-downloading Arma2 in hopes of having more time to properly get comfortable with it. Will this work if I have downloaded OA from Amazon.com? I assume I can just install it right next to Arma2 core files that steam is downloading now? Or is this going to complicate things ^o^