I downloaded 0.96.5 instead of 0.96.0 and now it seems like everything is working.
I'll come back if I encounter more problems. Thanks for your help

So I'm getting stuck at "organizing blockchain" for 20+ hours.

I've installed Bitcoin Core at the default folder (C:\Program Files\Bitcoin) but have put the database on my HDD (F:\Bitcoin\Bitcoin). So all the subfolders "blocks", "chainstate" etc are under F:\Bitcoin\Bitcoin.

Bitcoin core has synked up perfectly and is up to date (took about 10 hours to download the blockchain).

In Armory (this is the part I think I might be doing wrong) I've set up the "Bitcoin Home dir:" to "F:\Bitcoin\Bitcoin" and left "Bitcoin Install dir:" blank. I have also tried having the "Bitcoin Install dir:" set to "F:\Bitcoin\Bitcoin". but either way when I start Armory it starts building databases for maybe 15 minutes or so, but then it gets stuck at "organizing blockchain" forever. I've tried having it up for more than 20+ hours, but it is still stuck at "organizing blockchain".

when I look at the armorylog file it says "Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode"

What am I doing wrong?