i reinstalled arma 3 and got this notepad on my desktop when i first opened the game. I was eventually able to launch it without battleye. This is what the notepad had in it....
Arma 3 Launcher Exception Log
Arma 3 Launcher has encountered an unexpected error described below.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Please report this on Arma 3 Feedback Tracker (http://feedback.arma3.com). Thanks to you we may fix the issue faster!
System information
Date: 2016-05-29 17:56:36 / 2016-05-29 13:56:36 -04
Current dir: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3
AppData dir: C:\Users\Kyle\AppData\Local
Command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\arma3launcher.exe"
Version: 1.4.135.735
CLR version: 4.0.30319.42000
OS Version: 6.1.7601.65536 (Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1)
OS 64 bit: True
Process 64 bit: False
Personal dir: C:\Users\Kyle\Documents
Culture: en-US
UI Culture: en-US
Point of log: Unobserved Exception
Exception
System.AggregateException: A Task's exception(s) were not observed either by Waiting on the Task or accessing its Exception property. As a result, the unobserved exception was rethrown by the finalizer thread. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Launcher.Steam.Servers.ServerBrowserService.<>c__DisplayClass18.<<GetList>b__14>d__1d.MoveNext() --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
---> (Inner Exception #0) System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Launcher.Steam.Servers.ServerBrowserService.<>c__DisplayClass18.<<GetList>b__14>d__1d.MoveNext()<---
Modules and assemblies
- mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\mscorlib.dll
- arma3launcher, Version=1.4.135.735, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null; C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\arma3launcher.exe
- PresentationFramework, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFramework\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFramework.dll
- WindowsBase, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WindowsBase\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\WindowsBase.dll
- System.Core, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Core\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Core.dll
- System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.dll
- PresentationCore, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_32\PresentationCore\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationCore.dll
- log4net, Version=1.2.13.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=669e0ddf0bb1aa2a; C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\Launcher\log4net.dll
- System.Configuration, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Configuration\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\System.Configuration.dll
- System.Xml, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Xml\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Xml.dll
- SharedResources, Version=1.4.135.735, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null; C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\Launcher\SharedResources.dll
- System.Xaml, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Xaml\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Xaml.dll
- Utils, Version=1.4.135.735, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null; C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\Launcher\Utils.dll
- arma3launcher.resources, Version=1.4.135.735, Culture=en-US, PublicKeyToken=null; C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\Launcher\en-US\arma3launcher.resources.dll
- SharedResources.resources, Version=1.4.135.735, Culture=en-US, PublicKeyToken=null; C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\Launcher\en-US\SharedResources.resources.dll
- PresentationFramework.Aero, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFramework.Aero\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFramework.Aero.dll
- Microsoft.GeneratedCode, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null; (dynamic assembly)
- System.Runtime.Serialization, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Runtime.Serialization\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Runtime.Serialization.dll
- System.Xml.Linq, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Xml.Linq\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Xml.Linq.dll
- SMDiagnostics, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMDiagnostics\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\SMDiagnostics.dll
- PresentationFramework-SystemXml, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFramework-SystemXml\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\PresentationFramework-SystemXml.dll
- System.ServiceModel, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.ServiceModel\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.ServiceModel.dll
- System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Drawing\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\System.Drawing.dll
- PresentationFramework-SystemXmlLinq, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFramework-SystemXmlLinq\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\PresentationFramework-SystemXmlLinq.dll
- UIAutomationTypes, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\UIAutomationTypes\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\UIAutomationTypes.dll
- PresentationUI, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationUI\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationUI.dll
- PresentationFramework-SystemCore, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFramework-SystemCore\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\PresentationFramework-SystemCore.dll
- SteamLayerWrap, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null; C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\Launcher\SteamLayerWrap.dll
- System.Management, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Management\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\System.Management.dll
- System.ServiceModel.Internals, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.ServiceModel.Internals\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\System.ServiceModel.Internals.dll
- System.Runtime.Caching, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a; C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Runtime.Caching\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\System.Runtime.Caching.dll
Assembly resolution
Resolving SharedResources.XmlSerializers, Version=1.4.135.735, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
requested by: unknown not resolved
Resolving SharedResources.XmlSerializers
requested by: unknown not resolved