Hey kodabar, just wondering if you happened to find a workaround for installing ACR lite with arma 2 free? i noticed in another thread you were getting the same error as I was (!!! MISSING STRING when launching the patcher)
another forum post I came across stated you needed the full version of arma 2 free -
http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/92391-help-me-please-with-a-acr-dlc-problem/just double checking as I couldn't find anything anywhere else that confirmed this, and on the BIS site it states only OA is required for the mp compatibility patch.
I'm trying to use it to check out this mod - www.dayzepoch.com