More crashes since Tuesday April 8th - Possible Solution!

[BazookaBoy]

I was getting a few more crashes in Arma than usual. Jimmy was also having some problems (I haven't spoken to him so they may not have been the same). He found improvement by removing some recent windows XP updates

KB948881, KB941693, KB945553 and KB948590

I'm not suggesting you do this unless you need to, but if you do there is an easy way to find them. Open 'add & remove progams' from your control pannel. Tick 'show updates' then select 'Date Last Used' from the drop down list. This will sort the windows updates by install date and you should find that the updates which match the KB numbers above are the last four that where installed.

[[Ret]Finchy]

30minutes ago I was going to confirm that this works but I just got back on from a rather nasty crash. This fix hasnt sorted the crashes for me, neither has-

-reinstalling drivers motherboard/display
-using driver removal tool
-I'v ran RAM test for ages which didnt find anything
-updated my BIOS
-loads of shite

this is really depressing, getting a new machine and arma crashes :(

[[AToW]ViperMaul]

This haven't looked up the following KB articles but there was also a bad .NET 2.0 SP1 upate that I had JimmyTheDeath uninstall. That seem to work for him.
There is a way to a *clean* re-install of .NET 2.0 for those who needs it. Let me know and I will dig the info.

[[Ret]Finchy]

ooo if you could dig that up viper that would be lovely.

[[A]Haley]

45|Bazooka Boy,

You are not the only one. I am still crashing in 1.12 beta also. I have reloaded drivers checked different things. The only thing I could come down too is ArmA is still causing it.If anyone could help please take a look at my system specs.

My specs:
Windows xp SP2
AMD Athlon 3000+
Asus A7N8X Motherboard
Evga Nvidia 6800GTOC APG
Corsiar 2GB dd1 Memory
Sound Blaster Live

everything is updated to the latest drivers.

That is all,
LCpl Haley

[Raptor-6]

Hell I must be one of the lucky ones. Before 1.12 I was crashing every battle because of a texture memory problem. After 2 battles with 1.12 no issues. With 1.12 I can also run with the full 4GB of ram instead of having to restrict it to 3GB.

[[AToW]ViperMaul]

This haven't looked up the following KB articles but there was also a bad .NET 2.0 SP1 upate that I had JimmyTheDeath uninstall. That seem to work for him.
There is a way to a *clean* re-install of .NET 2.0 for those who needs it. Let me know and I will dig the info.

Here are the instructions I gave Jimmy. Now I will get him to give you his account of what happened.

But on the business side I had clients that where this Microsoft update last week completely stopped the use of keep programs on the same days Jimmy started crashing. So on the off chance that this would fix Jimmy too I just gave it to him and he told me when he removed it stopped crashing. So good luck.

SOURCE: http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/pages/knowledgebasearticle/1009275

Why is this happening This issue is caused by a damaged component of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.
How to fix the problem
Detailed Instructions To resolve this issue, remove Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and reinstall it. Select the option for your Windows operating system:
Windows XP Watch a short demonstration of how to resolve this issue in Windows XP (http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/Pages/contentsections/NetIssue/netrepair)
Print a version of the XP video. (http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/store/ContentSections/NetIssue/netrepair.pdf) This is a several page printout of the video screens. Uninstall and reinstall Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0:
Click the Windows Start button and select Run.
Enter control in the Open field and click OK.
Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
Select Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 in the list of programs and click Remove.If you are unable to remove .NET using these instructions, download and run the dotnetfx_cleanup_tool utility to remove .NET, download .NET from the links below, and reinstall Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, and 1.1 SP1.

Click here to download the dotnetfx_cleanup_tool. (http://astebner.sts.winisp.net/Tools/dotnetfx_cleanup_tool.zip)

Click here to read more about the tool. (http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/05/30/611355.aspx)

Download and install Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 from the Microsoft Web site:
32 bit version: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (x86) (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79bc3b77-e02c-4ad3-aacf-a7633f706ba5&DisplayLang=en)
64 bit version: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (x64) (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=029196ed-04eb-471e-8a99-3c61d19a4c5a&DisplayLang=en)If you are unsure which version to download, refer to "How to determine whether your computer is running a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version of the Windows operating system." (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218/?FR=1)
Open QuickBooks.
Windows Vista
Watch a short demonstration of how to resolve this issue in Windows Vista (http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/pages/contentsections/netissue/vista)
Print a version of the Vista video. (http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/store/ContentSections/NetIssue/vista.pdf) This is a several page printout of the video screens. .NET Framework 2.0 is built in to the Windows Vista operating system. Because of this, it cannot be uninstalled from Vista. To repair .NET Framework 2.0, follow the steps below to run the System File Checker tool:
Click Starthttp://knovaadmin.intuit.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/images/1009275_fVista%20button.jpg, and then type cmd in the Start Search box. Do not press Enter
Right-click cmd.exe in the Programs list in the search results, and then click Run as administrator.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue
At the command prompt, type the following line and then press ENTER:
sfc /scannow
After the tool has finished running, double-click the QuickBooks icon.For more information about using the System File Checker, refer to the following Microsoft knowledge base articles:
Windows Vista: "How to repair the operating system and how to restore the operating system configuration to an earlier point in time in Windows Vista (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936212/en-us)."

[[1]Col.JimmyTheDeath]

Yes Baz i removed those patches and arma runs fine no lock ups so not sure what the issue is.

Oh yea im running XP pro 32


Jimmy OUT!!!!

[[Ret]Finchy]

Unforunutly for me none of this has helped me, I still keep getting crashes, I actually got the dodgey colour changes/crashes just watching a video on my desktop last night. I uninstalled all those updates and removed .net 2.0, such a guttener. I'v set up dual boot so I can start with vista now to see if that will help but guess what, sods law dictated I am out of activation codes so I'v had to contact metaboli for another one (doubtful they will repond before tomorrow). Looks like I'l be taking my chances with XP after all :p

[[AToW]ViperMaul]

I know it may not be fun Finch but you can still be a HUGE help if you can stay in channels even if your game cannot function. Speak to me on battleday. Thanks. Good Luck.

[[Ret]Finchy]

woot, I didnt crash all battle, I did a number of things so dont have a clue what caused it, i'l start reactivating things to see if I can figure out what the problem was.

I uninstalled a hell of a load of XP fixes and .net3 Sp1
Deactivated EAX from ArmA sounds
Turned all my settings down to medium
Turned off my virus scanner