Battlefield 2 punkbuster problems

[m3lisk]

I just bought the game, and everytime I try and play in a server, after about a minute I get kicked with this message:

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u166/m3lisk/BF22007-12-0915-19-31-78.jpg

I've updated punkbuster and everything, and I still can't figure out how to stop getting this error. Any help?

[cdawall]

i hate punkbuster

[pt]

i hate punkbuster

second
try reinstall bf2

[Morgoth]

update your punker its outof date i had the same problem

[francis511]

Check your "services"."Pnkbstra" and "pnkbstrb" both have to have started for new punkbuster to work. Real PITA.

[m3lisk]

Check your "services"."Pnkbstra" and "pnkbstrb" both have to have started for new punkbuster to work. Real PITA.

Uhm, how exactly do I do all of that?

Oh, and I tried updating, still got the same message.

[xXxJiggabobxXx]

Uninstall and reinstall the punkbuster services.

(And if you fancy owning in the heli on BF2, add xxxjiggabobxxx on xfire ;))

[francis511]

Control panel->administrative tools->services. Find the two services listed above and check that they`ve both "started" and they`re both set to automatic

[m3lisk]

I tried testing PunkBuster, and i got this:


Starting PunkBuster Service Tests (v0.986) (12/09/07 18:33:47)
Checking OS
Windows XP (build 2600, Service Pack 2) 32-bit
Checking PnkBstrA service status RUNNING
Checking PnkBstrA Version OK (1029)
Extracting "PnkBstrB.exe" to:
"C:\Documents and Settings\m3lisk\Application Data\PnkBstrB.exe"
OK
Checking firewall settings OFF
Is PnkBstrA explicitly allowed?
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe YES
Is PnkBstrB explicitly allowed?
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrB.exe YES
Checking if PnkBstrB is running RUNNING
Manually stopping PnkBstrB STOPPED
Getting port for PnkBstrA OK (44301)
Opening socket for packet send OK
Sending version packet to PnkBstrA SENT
Receiving version from PnkBstrA OK
Received 6 bytes from 127.0.0.1:44301
Response = 8015 (ms) Version = v1029
Getting PnkBstrB install instance OK
Sending start packet to PnkBstrA SENT
Waiting for packet from PnkBstrA OK
Received 3 bytes from 127.0.0.1:44301
Response = 12015 (ms) PnkBstrB started.
Load SUCCESSFUL.
Watching for PnkBstrB instance change (5) CHANGED (6)
Getting port for PnkBstrB OK (45301)
Sending version packet to PnkBstrB SENT
Receiving version from PnkBstrB OK
Received 5 bytes from 127.0.0.1:45301
Response = 3000 (ms) Version = 1806
Checking PnkBstrK driver status STOPPED
Deleting PnkBstrK ERROR
Checking PnkBstrK driver status STILL FOUND (driver status 1)
Extracting new PnkBstrK to:
"C:\Documents and Settings\m3lisk\Application Data\PnkBstrK.sys"
OK
Sending load packet to PnkBstrB SENT
Checking PnkBstrK driver status STOPPED
Deleting PnkBstrK ERROR
Checking PnkBstrK driver status STILL FOUND (driver status 1)
Manually stopping PnkBstrB STOPPED
Removing test PnkBstrB file OK

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Tests finished.


Anyone know how to fix?? Ive been trying with no luck for the past 8 hours.

[Kursah]

M3 are you trying to use a widescreen resolution by adding commands to the shortcut? PB eventually gave me a bad time in BF2 due to running 1440x900...I removed the extra commands from the shortcut, played a couple of rounds, put it back, and my PB issues were solved.

Hope that helps! :toast:

[ktr]

Using the widecreen code on the shortcut does not kick you. It will kick you only if you change the FOV in one of the settings file.

[Kursah]

Well it used to kick me...I had PB issues, installed, uninstalled PB, the game etc..but i saved that command in the shortcut. I removed the widescreen command from the shortcut, the game ran fine...I played a few rounds with my clan and decided to try and make it work again. Put the command back in and sure enough, I've been fine ever since.

Hard to explain why that happened, but since I experienced it...I don't jump to the conclusion that PB won't catch it and kick you for it...since it happened to me. I did not touch the FOV file as I knew that was a given for the PB to kick.

Just figured it was worth a shot since it fixed my issue which was pretty much the same problem with no other solution fixing it aside from what I just detailed above.

:toast:

[ktr]

I run the widescreen code, and never got kicked by it. This is also confirmed by the widescreengamingforum that change it is PB safe, but they have found out that change FOV is not.

[m3lisk]

Thanks everyone. I managed to get it working. I ended up deleting the PnkBstrK.sys and restarting, and now if works fine. Dunno how, but w/e. :D

Oh, how do I change to 1440x900?

[Kursah]

I run the widescreen code, and never got kicked by it. This is also confirmed by the widescreengamingforum that change it is PB safe, but they have found out that change FOV is not.

I have used it for quite a while...like I said I had tried everything else...but removing it and playing the game for a while and adding it back in seemed to fix my problem, and I will never mess with FOV as I was aware of that before installing the game in the first place. But that's why we have different experiences by different users. It's nice to have different opinions and experiences, as no one solution can fix every similar problem on every system.

:toast:

[Kursah]

Thanks everyone. I managed to get it working. I ended up deleting the PnkBstrK.sys and restarting, and now if works fine. Dunno how, but w/e. :D

Oh, how do I change to 1440x900?

http://www.widescreengaming.net/wiki/Battlefield_2

Has some decent information, widescreengaming.net is a very good resource for gamers.

:toast: