BF2 and PunkBuster

[Kinematic]

I have recently installed the 64bit version of Win7 which I received through "House Party." Here's my issue, when I used the 32 bit version and after updating PB, the game was working great. Now after updating PB on the 64 bit version I'm getting kicked out before I even select my spawn point. I did a clean install, I have updated all of my drivers or at least those that are Win7/Vista compatible. I'm at a loss, and I really don't want to go back to the 32 bit version.

 

[stormy13]

I take it by this,

Last edited by Kinematic; 8 Hours Ago at 11:45 PM.. Reason: Apparently I never installed PB.....

that it is working now? And if it isn't working what is the exact kick message?

 

[mickey megabyte]

for anyone else with pb problems, you need to manually download and install (as admin) the punkbuster services, using pbsvc

then you have to update for your specific game using pbsetup

happy gaming!

 

[AeonGamer]

Except in the case of BF:H
WHICH if I recall recent events is STILL unsupportive of Win7 (the losers)

 

[DarkXeno]

Except in the case of BF:H
WHICH if I recall recent events is STILL unsupportive of Win7 (the losers)

Um its an EA product, just think of it this way we finally got a patch for BF2 which says it now supports Vista after how many years??

 

[Kinematic]

I take it by this,

Last edited by Kinematic; 8 Hours Ago at 11:45 PM.. Reason: Apparently I never installed PB.....

that it is working now? And if it isn't working what is the exact kick message?

It was working, for a minute. The kick message was RunPB.exe fail. Which I took as PB never getting installed. So I uninstalled, ran ccleaner, rebooted and tried installing again. In which I got several failed attempts at installing and two BSOD's!!
At this time I now have BF2 installed, but when trying to patch to 1.41 I get "patching failed" error.
When looking at the services.msc Punk Buster doesn't even show up....

 

[DarkXeno]

I wouldn't even bother with the 1.41 patch use the 1.5. I would head to evenbalances website and run the installer from there with admin rights. That way its the newest version.

 

[Kinematic]

I wouldn't even bother with the 1.41 patch use the 1.5. I would head to evenbalances website and run the installer from there with admin rights. That way its the newest version.

Thanks, will try patching to 1.5. Although I thought you had to patch to 1.41 first? Guess I'll find out! Thanks for the tip.

 

[stormy13]

I wouldn't even bother with the 1.41 patch use the 1.5.

Nope, have to have 1.41 installed first,

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To install Battlefield 2 Update v1.50 you must have Battlefield 2 updated to version 1.41 or Battlefield 2 Complete Collection

Might be a good idea to uninstall BF2 completely (registry and all) and start over. Instructions on how to uninstall here,

ANSWER

 

[Kinematic]

Uninstalling and reinstalling, will post results. Is the 64bit version really worth all this trouble to get my arse pwned!?

 

[stormy13]

Not sure exactly what is going on on your end but other than the warning when the installer first starts about the game not being tested on the OS, I never had any problems installing BF2 on either x64 Vista or x64 Windows 7.

 

[Kinematic]

I wouldn't even bother with the 1.41 patch use the 1.5.
Might be a good idea to uninstall BF2 completely (registry and all) and start over. Instructions on how to uninstall here,

ANSWER

So I can't even find BF2 in my Registry after deleting the folders manually.....

 

[stormy13]

My fault, forgot you're on x64. You'll find the BF2 entries in the Wow6432Node.

 

[Kinematic]

So I reinstalled BF2, cleared out the registry. Installed sucessfully, but I'm still getting a patching error when patching 1.41 @ Swiffplayer.dll.

Here is the patching history:

----- Processing Patch File -----

Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'AIDLL.dll'

New Version of File 'AIDLL.dll' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'admin\standard_admin\autobalance.py'

New Version of File 'admin\standard_admin\autobalance.py' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'BF2.exe'

New Version of File 'BF2.exe' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'bf2_w32ded.exe'

warning wpt0015: Old File does not exist

Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'BF2Audio.dll'

New Version of File 'BF2Audio.dll' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'BF2VoipServer.dll'

New Version of File 'BF2VoipServer.dll' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'BF2VoipServer.exe'

New Version of File 'BF2VoipServer.exe' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'BF2VoipServer_w32ded.dll'

New Version of File 'BF2VoipServer_w32ded.dll' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'BF2VoipServer_w32ded.exe'

New Version of File 'BF2VoipServer_w32ded.exe' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Localization\chinese\chinese.utxt'

New Version of File 'mods\bf2\Localization\chinese\chinese.utxt' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Common_client.zip'

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Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'python\bf2\stats\constants.py'

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Applying MODIFY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Settings\Controls.con'

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Applying MODIFY File Patch for 'python\bf2\stats\endofround.py'

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Deleting Old File

Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Localization\french\french.utxt'

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Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Localization\german\german.utxt'

New Version of File 'mods\bf2\Localization\german\german.utxt' already exists.


Applying DELETE File Patch for 'gp.info'

Old Version of File 'gp.info' does not exist.

Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\python\game\gamemodes\gpm_cq.py'

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Applying DELETE File Patch for 'mods\bf2\python\game\gamemodes\gpm_sl.py'

Old Version of File 'mods\bf2\python\game\gamemodes\gpm_sl.py' does not exist.

Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Localization\italian\italian.utxt'

New Version of File 'mods\bf2\Localization\italian\italian.utxt' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Localization\japanese\japanese.utxt'

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Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Localization\korean\korean.utxt'

New Version of File 'mods\bf2\Localization\korean\korean.utxt' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'Memory.dll'

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Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'Memory_w32ded.dll'

warning wpt0015: Old File does not exist

Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Menu_client.zip'

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Deleting Old File

Applying DELETE File Patch for 'pb\pbcl.db'

Old Version of File 'pb\pbcl.db' does not exist.

Applying MODIFY File Patch for 'pb\pbcl.dll'

warning wpt0036: Old File not found. However, a file of the same name was
found. No update done since file contents do not match.

Applying DELETE File Patch for 'pb\pbclold.dll'

Old Version of File 'pb\pbclold.dll' does not exist.

Applying DELETE File Patch for 'pb\pbsslog.htm'

Old Version of File 'pb\pbsslog.htm' does not exist.

Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'PCRegExp.dll'

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Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Localization\polish\polish.utxt'

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Applying MODIFY File Patch for 'python\bf2\stats\rank.py'

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Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\python\game\scoringCommon.py'

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Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Localization\spanish\spanish.utxt'

New Version of File 'mods\bf2\Localization\spanish\spanish.utxt' already exists.


Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'python\bf2\stats\stats.py'

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Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'mods\bf2\Localization\swedish\swedish.utxt'

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Applying HISTORY File Patch for 'SwiffPlayer.dll'

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error ept0038: Failure Renaming/Deleting File C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\BATTLE~1\RTA27930

 

[Kinematic]

Well it's finally working. After uninstalling it once more, clearing out the registry and then installing it. I went into safe mode and patched it successfully. All is working well along with PB. Thanks for the help.

 

[Parker]

Uninstalling and reinstalling, will post results. Is the 64bit version really worth all this trouble to get my arse pwned!?

yes, not just bf2 but other software, I played a round & a half and then got kicked saying I need to manually update my punkbuster files.

 

[Code Hunter]

It is if you want a better gaming experience.

 

[DarkXeno]

Uninstalling and reinstalling, will post results. Is the 64bit version really worth all this trouble to get my arse pwned!?

yes, not just bf2 but other software, I played a round & a half and then got kicked saying I need to manually update my punkbuster files.

Have you tried to run the updater from evenbalances website?
I would run the update then reboot and run it again just to see if its all there.

 

[Parker]

I got mine fixed aswell, you have to manually replace the .htm files in the /pb/ folder in Bf2, then run the setup.exe.