Cannot play Dayz anymore keep getting "Connection Failed"

[dayzus 2]

What's up everyone, I would appreciate some help with this issue. Here is my background, I was just playing dayz on my i3 laptop which I just sold and built a new rig with an i5. I had no problems playing before, sure like everyone else I had to reinstall and deinstall a few times but nothing to serious. But now this is extremely annoying, spend a huge chunk of $$$ on a MSI Lighting Geforce 770GTX :( video card and I want to play this game after suffering so much playing dayz before on my laptop.

I only use Dayz Commander... to connect to dayz

My normal procedure goes as followed:

Open Steam in "Admin Mode"

Install Arma 2

Install Arma 2 : Operation Arrownhead

Install Arma 2 : Operation Arrownhead Beta

Install DayzCommander

Run DayCommander

Run Arma 2

Run Arma 2 : Operation Arrownhead

Run Arma 2 : Operation Arrownhead Beta

Install Dayz in DayzCommander

Update Arma 2 from DayzCommander

Then enjoying playing Dayz, Until NOW!!!

This setup used to work for me, I've even gone so far to have Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead turned on, go into - Expansion- and select "Dayz Mod" & "Arma 2 : Operation Arrowhead : Dayz Mod" as well. Which mind you I NEVER used to have to do to play the game so I don't know why I would now.

The worse thing is I Have to select "Windowed Mode" in Dayz Commander as it will crash the whole game and I have to restart my brand newly installed Windows 7, which anyone knows will just mess up your Windows forcing a restart through forcibly turning it off. I have a friend who bought Arma 2 + OA and has the same exact issue as me and practically gave up on Dayz like many other people cause of how glitchy the mod is and he feels it's not worth the trouble to get it working. Not me though I'm dying to play this game as I have characters with supplies like vehicles in the woods on multiple servers and they will be erased any day now if I don't log in. (I also do not have any other PC to use)

I'm to the point of playing with my router settings which I feel is stupid because I never needed to do that before so I'm really cautions with what settings I am turning off/on, like my firewall turned off but will I get the same error "Connection Failed". Enabled/Disabled UPnP and still nothing. Mind you I tried each time loading the game and checking to make sure I had internet and still "Connection Failed". I see lots and lots of people having this same issue and resolving it with deinstalling & reinstalling every. I have done this multiple times like over 10 and I am sick of doing it.

My normal procedure of deinstalling goes as followed:

In Steam - Delete Local Content... from

Arma 2

Arma 2 OA

Arma 2 OA Beta

Battleye for OA

Battleye

Steam as well

DayzCommander

Then go into C: Drive Delete, Steam folder in "Program Files (x86)" folder, as well as the DayzCommander which is under the name "Dotjosh Studios". Then open "Documents" Delete Arma 2 & Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead folders. I even go into Regedit and remove anything Steam, Valve and anything else related to these programs keys. Then Restart my PC download Steam run in Admin mode and begin with my normal install procedures.

So if anyone has any advice or recommendations I would appreciate it, if I can never fix this I will wait for standalone which is any moment now but it really sucks if I can't even test my Geforce 770 GTX. So basically a bunch of money pissed away at the moment due to me not being able to play a game I really like. >:( Did I mention HELP ME !!! lol, Later.

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By the way, I just got my own Dayz Server and I'm looking for people who know how to build custom maps and would be interested in helping admin perhaps as well. My domain is Dayz.us and I'm thinking of calling is the "Ultimate Survival" Edition. The website is under development and also looking for people who are interested in helping out with the template. PM me if your interested.

Here is the DAYZ.us IP: 192.31.185.203

The goal would be to have hidden bases custom (built or not) far away from the main cities and full of good loot spawning in, give players very little start out loot. Try to have most cars on the coast abandoned near gas stations leading away from the cities. Have Tents & Cars not reset after 3 days (if possible). Stripping vehicle parts would be a must but player must find toolbox. Could offer donations for starter gear but the prices would have to be rock bottom and very cheap, idea still up in the air about this. I wanna try to make it very hard to survive yet make sure people have to work to gear up so when you die you'll feel bad for the wasted time. More to come in another thread I'll make about it if I have interested people.

Edited June 28, 2013 by dayzus

[dayzus 2]

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