ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead - bad serial number given in setup?

[Kala King]

Updating this post now! I've solved the problem! You just need to start the campaign and play for a little bit, then it should be working fine. READ THIS IMPORTANT! SOLUTION!

[Stillman]

Shoot me a PM for help.

[fafinaf]

Can you post a solution in this thread, F3 Phoenix? It might be useful in the long run since I am having this issue as well and others may as well?

[Reverend™]

1, Run REGEDIT
2, Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3, Expand Software
4, Expand Wow6432Node
5, Expand Bohemia Interactive Studio Not Bohemia Interactive
6, Click ArmA 2 OA, If you only see 1 file named "(Default)" And type REG_SZ then,
7, Right click the ArmA 2 OA file and go to Permissions
8, Left click YOUR USER, NOT! Users
9, After selecting your user click on Advanced
10, Yet Again click on your username for your pc and click on edit
11, In the drop down menu select This Key and Subkeys
12, You will see allow and deny make sure all allow boxes are ticked then click ok
13, you will be taken back one Dialogue box, Click Apply and OK and the same again on the
next dialogue box.
14, Now you should see 4 files sat in your ArmA 2 OA folder, Names, "(Default)" "Data" "Key" & "main"
15, Now play your game hassle free

[Kala King]

battlecamsyndicate lähetti viestin:

this just happened to me too! I bought arma 2 and operation arrowhead separately. So I could play dayZ. (should of bought combined ops, it was cheaper) Arma 2 works, but arma 2 operation arrowhead wont play at all.. and also gives me the bad serial number message when I try and play dayZ. I have contacted support about this.. and I really hope this issue is resolved for us. I just spent 40 bucks here on steam to be able to play dayZ, and still not playing it.. because of a bad serial number on a game that I payed for here...

Feels like i spended money one ♥♥♥♥ :/

[Kala King]

(✝Ḡ♏™)MasterLord lähetti viestin:

1, Run REGEDIT
2, Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3, Expand Software
4, Expand Wow6432Node
5, Expand Bohemia Interactive Studio Not Bohemia Interactive
6, Click ArmA 2 OA, If you only see 1 file named "(Default)" And type REG_SZ then,
7, Right click the ArmA 2 OA file and go to Permissions
8, Left click YOUR USER, NOT! Users
9, After selecting your user click on Advanced
10, Yet Again click on your username for your pc and click on edit
11, In the drop down menu select This Key and Subkeys
12, You will see allow and deny make sure all allow boxes are ticked then click ok
13, you will be taken back one Dialogue box, Click Apply and OK and the same again on the
next dialogue box.
14, Now you should see 4 files sat in your ArmA 2 OA folder, Names, "(Default)" "Data" "Key" & "main"
15, Now play your game hassle free

I don't get the key and main thing in the end though

[xPUNlSH3Rx]

I was following that ^ and it was confusing to me...Tried this, it's basically the same thing but explained a little better IMO...

Follow these steps to the T...
1. Exit Steam then go to Start, type run then regedit
2. Go to LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node
3 . Now you will see 2 folders, Bohemia Interactive and Bohemia Interactive Studio
4. Do this for both folders-Right click on each folder (NOT Sub-folders. I wasn't able to delete the file until I did it to the main folder)
-Go to permissions
-Allow full control for all of them
5. Now open each of the folders and delete "ArmA 2 OA"
6. Exit
7. Start Steam and now verify both Arma2 and Arma OA's game cache. I'm sure you don't need me to explain this.
8. In Dayz Commander the Arma2 will need to be re-installed by going to Install/update by the top right. Should be the second one down.

This worked for me after 2 hours of looking at google's tutorials but none explained the permission step very well so I wasn't able to delete the files.

[Kala King]

xPUNlSH3Rx lähetti viestin:

I was following that ^ and it was confusing to me...Tried this, it's basically the same thing but explained a little better IMO...

Follow these steps to the T...
1. Exit Steam then go to Start, type run then regedit
2. Go to LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node
3 . Now you will see 2 folders, Bohemia Interactive and Bohemia Interactive Studio
4. Do this for both folders-Right click on each folder (NOT Sub-folders. I wasn't able to delete the file until I did it to the main folder)
-Go to permissions
-Allow full control for all of them
5. Now open each of the folders and delete "ArmA 2 OA"
6. Exit
7. Start Steam and now verify both Arma2 and Arma OA's game cache. I'm sure you don't need me to explain this.
8. In Dayz Commander the Arma2 will need to be re-installed by going to Install/update by the top right. Should be the second one down.

This worked for me after 2 hours of looking at google's tutorials but none explained the permission step very well so I wasn't able to delete the files.

THANK YOU! Thankyou :D

[GhostlyVG]

xPUNlSH3Rx lähetti viestin:

I was following that ^ and it was confusing to me...Tried this, it's basically the same thing but explained a little better IMO...

Follow these steps to the T...
1. Exit Steam then go to Start, type run then regedit
2. Go to LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node
3 . Now you will see 2 folders, Bohemia Interactive and Bohemia Interactive Studio
4. Do this for both folders-Right click on each folder (NOT Sub-folders. I wasn't able to delete the file until I did it to the main folder)
-Go to permissions
-Allow full control for all of them
5. Now open each of the folders and delete "ArmA 2 OA"
6. Exit
7. Start Steam and now verify both Arma2 and Arma OA's game cache. I'm sure you don't need me to explain this.
8. In Dayz Commander the Arma2 will need to be re-installed by going to Install/update by the top right. Should be the second one down.

This worked for me after 2 hours of looking at google's tutorials but none explained the permission step very well so I wasn't able to delete the files.

I tryed this but When I go to delete the Arma 2 OA folder it says. "Cannot delet Arma 2 OA: Erroe while deleting key. Please help.

[baddie]

This worked for me after 2 hours of looking at google's tutorials but none explained the permission step very well so I wasn't able to delete the files. [/quote]
I tryed this but When I go to delete the Arma 2 OA folder it says. "Cannot delet Arma 2 OA: Erroe while deleting key. Please help. [/quote]

Yeah same here! :/ PLEASE HELP!

[Kala King]

baddie lähetti viestin:

This worked for me after 2 hours of looking at google's tutorials but none explained the permission step very well so I wasn't able to delete the files.

I tryed this but When I go to delete the Arma 2 OA folder it says. "Cannot delet Arma 2 OA: Erroe while deleting key. Please help. [/quote]

Yeah same here! :/ PLEASE HELP! [/quote]

Follow these steps to the T...
1. Exit Steam then go to Start, type run then regedit
2. Go to LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node
3 . Now you will see 2 folders, Bohemia Interactive and Bohemia Interactive Studio
4. Do this for both folders-Right click on each folder (NOT Sub-folders. I wasn't able to delete the file until I did it to the main folder)
-Go to permissions
-Allow full control for all of them
5. Now open each of the folders and delete "ArmA 2 OA"
6. Exit
7. Start Steam and now verify both Arma2 and Arma OA's game cache. I'm sure you don't need me to explain this.
8. In Dayz Commander the Arma2 will need to be re-installed by going to Install/update by the top right. Should be the second one down.

This worked for me after 2 hours of looking at google's tutorials but none explained the permission step very well so I wasn't able to delete the files.

[=KnuckleBuster=ETM=]

I'm having this same problem but with widows eight so i dont have a run uption. If anyone knowshow to do all this with Win8 os i would really enjoy the help. I miss playing dayz so much and it's only been 2 days.

[=KnuckleBuster=ETM=]

so nvrmind last post found run and follow those steps to the T but it still wont let me delete the arma 2 oa in the Studios folder.

[baddie]

I HAVE F*CKIING FIXED IT! YES!
So just to let some people know that in my regedit my Bohemia Interactive Studio; Arma 2 OA,
KEY | REG_SZ | 0000000000000
looked like that, and I tried many ways to fix this by weeks/months of googling I've finally found a solution;
1. Right click Arma 2 OA located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - Software - Wow6432Node Bohemia Interactive 'STUDIO'
2. Once right clicked on Arma 2 OA go 'Permissions...' and make sure your user is checked as FullControl and Read. (I checked it all for all users/groups)
3. Go 'Advanced' in Administrator or your user and click 'Edit' and Check all of those permissions as Allow.
4. Once done click 'Ok', 'Apply' then Ok again
5. that should fix it and allow you too edit your Arma 2 OA key from 0000000000000 to whatever your code is.
6. if you dont know what your code is open up steam and right click 'Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead' and View CD key
7. Copy your CD key to clipboard and return back to regedit (Exit steam)
8. Right click your KEY and 'MODIFY' the Data value to your original CD key instead of 00000000000
9. That should fix it so close it down and open back up steam and test it out!
If you have any questions please ask, I'll try to be active on this page and help out as much as possible!

also in Steam you can download Arma 2: DayZ Mod which was realised today! (22-Feb-2013)

[=KnuckleBuster=ETM=]

well thats not workingeither. For some reason,even tho i have full permision i cannot edit the KEY. F**kin Win8

[Burger King™ Foot Lettuce]

It happenned to me, I disconnected, then i reconnected and it worked, sorry for my english