i got it running with the mini-image and that yasu-stunt, both 1.0 and 1.01; but still this fade-crap is kicking in and makes playing impossible. i'm gonna try a bunch of stuff in the registry, if something works i'll let you know.
€dit: i FREAKING GOT IT!
excuse my outburst. well, what i did i went into the registry into local machine, software, bohemia interactive, arma 2; there was the entry for the key i used for install (only zeros in my case, worked fine for installation). i replaced that with the hex for a legitimate key and voila, no more fade
*commences victory-dance*