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I did not know that, but it makes sense. I've tried removing older versions of VC redist, only to find that the newer versions suddenly had problems. The junctions explain it, of course.

An elegant solution, thanks OP. Works like a charm. It boggles my mind that the Steam installation of DayZ is unable to get this right. Edit: MKLINK is über-useful, I've been using it for a while now to create hidden links in my Documents folder that point to the user files for my games in another (gaming-related) folder. That keeps the Docs clutter-free and allows me to move the user files wherever I want.

Has the new beta patch 101747 helped anyone resolve their respective login problems? It's working for me (on properly configured servers), so I'm just curious now.

Get the "Full Download" DayZ client package from the link provided on the mod update post, in this archive there is a folder named "Keys" containing the file "dayz.bikey". Copying that file to both of the directories described above worked for me.

Well I still get the BE script restriction #44 on a lot of servers, but afaik that's because a lot of servers are not properly configured for the 1.7.5.1 patch. I don't run a server so I don't know what needs to be done there, but it has nothing to do with the client end of things. Good luck with your issue...

You're sure that the file dayz.bikey is in both the \Keys\ and \Expansion\Keys\ directories within your ArmA2:OA install folder? For a Steam install of A2OA on a 64-bit Windows system, the main directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\ assuming C: is your program drive. Good luck!

Thanks :) Good luck, and do let us know if this fix works for others, too.

Try reinstalling everything, including removing the remaining folders manually; then when you reinstall DayZ, make sure to copy the dayz.bikey to both Keys folders. That's all I can say... sorry it didn't work for you :(

I FIXED IT!!! I copied the file dayz.bikey (from the latest patch download) into two sub-directories within the ArmA2:OA install dir: \Keys\ *AND* \Expansion\Keys\. DayZ Commander omits this file completely when I install DayZ from there, and during a manual install I copied dayz.bikey to \Keys\ but not to Expansion\Keys\. Having the file in both directories does the trick for me -- hope this works for others having this problem, too!

I FIXED IT!!! I copied the file dayz.bikey (from the latest patch download) into two sub-directories within the ArmA2:OA install dir: \Keys\ *AND* \Expansion\Keys\. DayZ Commander omits this file completely when I install DayZ from there, and during a manual install I copied dayz.bikey to \Keys\ but not to Expansion\Keys\. Having the file in both directories does the trick for me -- hope this works for others having this problem, too!

I FIXED IT!!! I copied the file dayz.bikey (from the latest patch download) into two sub-directories within the ArmA2:OA install dir: \Keys\ *AND* \Expansion\Keys\. DayZ Commander omits this file completely when I install DayZ from there, and during a manual install I copied dayz.bikey to \Keys\ but not to Expansion\Keys\. Having the file in both directories does the trick for me -- hope this works for others having this problem, too!

I have this problem now with 1.7.5.1 (1.7.4.4 still works fine when I downgrade). I enter the server lobby as usual and hit OK, the DayZ loading screen appears, then after 100% it goes to an ArmA screen (a picture of some tanks and a hangar) and says "Requesting Authentication", this screen times out after 40 seconds then it says "Something went wrong, please try again!" and also "Loading character data" but nothing happens. My .rpt file ends with this:

I also have this same issue. I posted an excerpt from my .rpt file in another thread, here it is: The "loadscreen guard" would appear to be that ArmA screen with the tanks where it says it's "requesting authentication." This times out after 40 seconds, then it says "oops something went wrong please try again" plus "Loading character data" but nothing happens. Tried completely removing and reinstalling Arma2 OA, Battleye, and the DayZ mod (both manually and via DayZ Commander). Always get this problem during login, no matter what server. Edit: I've tried reverting to 1.7.4.4 and that works fine on the appropriate servers, but I want to play the latest patch! :D

Could be an issue with DayZ Commander, but then again I've tried bypassing it by joining a server through the in-game multiplayer interface, but that yields the same problem. In the meantime I've checked the .dbt file: after updating a bunch of "base classes" it suddenly has trouble finding certain assets; this is what it says: The "loadscreen guard" would appear to be that ArmA screen with the tanks, but what the heck is going on here?

Same issue here as OP :( I've tried the obligatory reinstalls including completely removing the Expansions\beta and @DayZ folders (and Keys\dayz.bikey). I've tried reinstalling through Steam and I also downloaded the files for a manual install -- no dice. I tried emptying the cache files in AppData\Local\ArmA 2 OA\MPMissionsCache and various other bullshit that didn't work. I've triple-checked that I'm running fresh installs of beta patch 101480 and mod 1.7.5.1. It happens like this: I enter the server lobby as usual and hit OK, the DayZ loading screen appears, then after 100% it goes to an ArmA screen (a picture of some tanks and a hangar) and says "Requesting Authentication", this screen times out after 40 seconds then it says "Something went wrong, please try again!" and also "Loading character data" but nothing happens.