BF2 and Punkbuster with Vista

[Hazee22]

Just loaded Vista Ultimate 32 bit and when I try to join a ranked server in
BF2 I get booted because punkbuster has inadequate operating system
privileges. Does anyone know the work around? I tried turning off the
firewall and running in compatibility mode (win xp) but it does not help.

[Frenchy]

Download the pbsetup.exe file and manually run it to update and find all
your games that need PB. After this it is fine

[Man-wai Chang ToDie]

IF this still failed, download pbsvc.exe and run it.

[Flagstaff393]

Yes there is a way to get around the problem. I too have both BF2 abd
BF2142. In order to fix this problem you need to right click on the desktop
Icon of BF2 and seleck the compatabilty tab then check adminastrator
privlages. This will tell Punkbuster that BF2 does have privlages to run the
program.

[Gryphen]

Well it also appears that Punkbuster can have issues with BF2 and Vista.

I tried BF2 with Vista, performance wasn't as good as I was used to under XP, had the problems with insufficient rights etc, eventually got it running after a couple of false starts, but anyway, as I use a dual boot system it was no biggy to just stick with BF2 and XP... until last night when i got a Permanent GUID Ban.

As i don't cheat it was a bit of a surprise (to put it mildly) I have contacted Even balance and they advised it was either i cheated (NO), Someone Else using my PC cheated (NO) or my CD Key was stolen (???).

So I have advised them that i haven't cheated and that no-one else uses my PC.

I did a bit more research and it seems quite a few people have had the same result when trying Vista (there are other apps as well that might cause it), so i have gone back again advising them of the possibilties and again asking for the ban to be lifted.

From what I've read i don't like my chances, but seems a bit extreme, I have asked for the evidence etc, so i can try and tie it down, or even prove that it wasn't me...

I wait with baited breath....

[Gary Young]

Flagstaff is corect. I went from Vista 32 to Vista 64 and I was getting the
Punkbuster kick. If you run the game as administrator (by right clicking
the game icon), this issue will disappear.

[Righteous1]

I have about the same problem. I downloaded the BF2 pack from EA's website two days ago and have yet to play online because punk buster kicks me for inadequate O/S privileges. I am running Vista SP1 32-bit. I have tried all the common suggestions such as running as admin, reinstalling both BF2 and PB, running pbsvc.exe, and I even turned off all my antivirus/anti-adware/firewalls, just for troubleshooting purposes. I can't get stupid PB to stop kicking me. I have UAC turned off and this is the only account on the PC. I have even tried turning off pretty much every unnecessary process and then running BF2.

It's driving me nuts because there's absolutely no reason why this should be happening. PB support has been completely useless and slow thus far. EA has just referred me to PB. My situation pretty much sucks. Any ideas?

[Joe]

You can go to evenbalance.com, they have a program that updates Punk
Buster based on your OS, and which games you have installed, that should
fix thje problem.

http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php

If you already tried it I don't know what to suggest other than to
download Steam and get the F.E.A.R. 2 Demo, DAMN! I mean
DAAAAMMMMNNNNNNN, my favorite demo of the year, so far. Monolith is back
on top as my favorite FPS dev.

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Joe

[Jason]

In order to get punkbuster to work with BF2 in windows vista, follow these
steps:
1. Go to Punkbuster.com
2. Click on the Battlefield 2 link.
3. Click on the "download" link under Software Updates.
4. Click on the PBSetup link in the Notice section.
5. Scroll down and choose your operating system.
6. Type in the security code and open or save the file.
7. Install the program.
8. Click on Add a game.
9. In the Game list, choose Battlefield 2, the game path should
automatically appear.
10. Click add game.
11. In the main window of PBSetup, Select Battlefield 2 and click check for
updates.
12. Punkbuster will update for BF2. When done close PBsetup and enjoy
playing BF2.

For more information on this got to tweakguides.com and review the
information on Battlefield 2 in their Quick Links section.

Hope this helps.

[©arl]

I used to have this problem, cured it by keeping punkbuster up to date and
turning off my UAC
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