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Description

Hi, I get to the stage of the launcher where it says it is preparing to play the game but i get a 'bad image' message. It reads as such:

Execption Processing Message 0xc000007b Parameters 0x7ff8a0a41d28 0xffffffffc000012f 0x7ff8a0a41d28 0x7ff8a0a41d28

Details

Severity
Crash
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Operating System
Windows 10 x64
Operating System Version
1607
Category
Error Message

Event Timeline

I have the same problem. The hotfix hasn't fixed it.

Hello,
your PC has a corrupted DLL library. Since update 1.68 the game defaults to 64-bit version that uses a different set of system libraries that 32-bit game, so that's why you didn't experienced the issue before.

Possible solutions for the issue are listed here:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Unusual_process_exit#0xC000007B_-_STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT