Thank you for the reply. I apologize for my ignorance and frustration.
It isn't the new database format. Armory does not use Bitcoin Core's databases. Please do not assume that the one thing you know changed is what breaks the software.
fair enough, noted
The reason your old Armory is failing is because segwit changes the block format, and old versions of Armory do not understand the segwit block format.
Upgrading to Armory 0.96.2 and deleting the databases folder in Armory's datadir should fix your problem.
unfortunately this does not seem to change the programs behavior
Also, post your log files.
OK, working on doing that right