Punkbuster and Battlefield 2 help

[TMAN7676]

This would go in Off-topic since the problem is primarily about punkbuster.
I have it installed, so i i go in a server with punkbuster, and it kicks me.
Any server with punkbuster will kick me, and its getting me very frustrated, about to the point where i want to smash my computer WITH MY FIST.

Anyone had troubles with punkbuster and figured it out, please help me out.
I did look at the FAQ, but it didn't solve it.
BF2 is updated to the fullest and so is punkbuster.
I also have windows 7, if it helps.

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[zackin5]

If you bought it via steam:

Right click on it in your gamelist
Properties
Uncheck "Enable Steam Community In-game"

[TMAN7676]

If you bought it via steam:

Right click on it in your gamelist
Properties
Uncheck "Enable Steam Community In-game"

No, its retail.

[zackin5]

Do you have anything that might inject it's self into BF2?

Eg FRAPS & Xfire

[Grumpy]

whats the PB error?

[Caution]

whats the PB error?

No jelly.

[TMAN7676]

Service communication error pnkbsrtA.exe

[bloody jumper]

This would go in Off-topic since the problem is primarily about punkbuster.
I have it installed, so i i go in a server with punkbuster, and it kicks me.
Any server with punkbuster will kick me, and its getting me very frustrated, about to the point where i want to smash my computer WITH MY FIST.

Anyone had troubles with punkbuster and figured it out, please help me out.
I did look at the FAQ, but it didn't solve it.
BF2 is updated to the fullest and so is punkbuster.
I also have windows 7, if it helps.

sorry man no battlefield for you dude im serious i called punk buster and they said that punk buster had a problem with windows 7 and battlefield i once had that same error havent played battlefield in 3 years...

[CC]

are you running it through anything at all? xfire? steam?

[zookuw]

Little bit of hijacking here, the steam version of BF2 says I have a invalid key when I join ranked servers. hao2fix?

I would recommend closing all your programs then try it again.
post results

[zackin5]

Little bit of hijacking here, the steam version of BF2 says I have a invalid key when I join ranked servers. hao2fix?

I would recommend closing all your programs then try it again.
post results

The Steam forums have a list of fixes stickied.

[Newt24]

What version of BF2 do you have?

I had a similar problem with my retail version, and then I found out it wasn't updated to the latest version (1.5 i believe), try doing that, and if it doesn't help then idk.

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PunkBuster is stuff. :c

[TMAN7676]

PunkBuster is stuff. :c

This.
goddammit, punkbuster ruins Christmas. :C

[zackin5]

Service communication error pnkbsrtA.exe

I get kicked a lot by PunkBuster for Service Communication errors like "initialization failed" or "heartbeats stopped", how do I fix that?

If you run some type of personal firewall or security software, make sure that you configure it to fully allow our services, especially PnkBstrA.exe. These kicks are most often caused by our PnkBstrA.exe service failing to properly install our PnkBstrB.exe service during gameplay. Also, several Windows 7 users have reported that the following steps corrected the issue for them: 1) login as an Administrator user, 2) open Windows Explorer and browse to c:\windows\system32 (or wherever the windows folder is on your machine) - note: if you run Windows 7 64 bit, you need to browse to c:\windows\syswow64 instead, 3) scroll down and find PnkBstrA.exe, 4) right-click PnkBstrA.exe and choose Properties, 5) click the Compatiblity tab, 6) click the button at the bottom of the window that reads "Change settings for all users", 7) click the checkbox for "Run this program as an administrator", 8) click the "Ok" buttons to accept the changes and get back out.

http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=faq-bf2.php

The PunkBuster site looks like it's from the 1990's, It's hilarious. Especially the title bar.