new pc problems

[[JiF]{zs}wids67]

Hi jiffers

I got new pc yesterday.. its got vista on installed bf and all updates plus maps but not working have a problem..

Does anyone else out there experience this problem with punkbusterB .exe ?

the error message reads as follows....
"Punkbuster kicked player ****** (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communications Failure: PnkBstrB.exe initialization failed

I run services.msc
to see if its running and it say...

(name: PnkBstrB)
(description: punkbuster service component [v2.57 COD2])
(status: started)
(statup type: automatic)

The cod2 bit looks odd to me hmmm... is this same as everyone else has?

i have ran the pb service setup util pbsvc...I ran both the setup and test on this yet it still says all is ok.

any help would be greatly appreciated..

wids

[[JiF]BloodGod]

Hi Wids.....I just reloaded Battlefield and have Vista, I think your problem is when you chose Battlefield as an (Add Game) in punk buster you have to hit the update on that page even though it says it already updated ...it didn't after it updates you should be good to go.

[[JiF]{zs}wids67]

A bit of info on the pc I just bought

Saw it at Tesco supermarket was cheap... so stood and stared at it till mrs wids let me buy it

Its a Acer Aspire M3201 discontinued so tesco said hence cheap.. its a Amd phenom 8450 x3 core.. vista premium.. Ati Radeon HD 3200 onboad..
(thought as ati and amd had a partnership thing going it would be best mix)
2gb ddr2 memory.. 640gb hdd western digital.. super multi dvd drive (not sure what it is) some lightscribe thing
it came with pre installed everything ( vista.. mcAfee.. office 2007 trial etc ) yep it was full of crap and no discs just 2 dvd blancs to make a backup on..
only it took 5.. luckily had some in..
its the first shop bought pc since my first ever pc a pentium p60 and may well be my last
mrs likes it as its quiet oh well at least shes happy but no more bf1942 for me till its fixed
uninstalled mcafee no change so thats ruled out... permissions all done to as admin... grrr stupid machine

edit... cheers bloodgod ill give that a go

wids

[Sir Die-a-lot]

Wids, for your PB problems, go to this Evenbalance page and download this application PBSVC.exe. It will install all the services thatneed to run in Vista. Make sure that you run it as administrator.

After that, update your PunkBuster manually with PBSETUP.exe located at this Evenbalance page and also always run it as an administrator. In it, select the games you want updated and click 'update' and voilà, you're done. Also make sure that you are runningBF1942 as an admin. That is done by right clicking on the shortcut on your desktop and selecting 'Properties' and in the second tab, put a checkmark in 'Run as an administrator.

I forgot, also make sure that you tell McAfee to authorize Punkbuster A and Punkbuster B to access the internet.

Hope this gets you back in game soon.

[[JiF]{zs}wids67]

followed this to the letter..
and had little hope in it working..
as I had tried all this before..
not in the same order though.

You are a star.. no a supa star.. I could Kiss you.. well maybe thats a bit to far but im well pleased with you SIR yes lets give him a Knight hood. xx xx xx xx

It only bloody works!!!

Thank you veeeeeerrry much

Wids

[Sir Die-a-lot]

LoL, glad I could help. So see you on line tomorrow then or late (for you) tonight.