PnkbstrB.exe failed initialization

[Shockingtoast]

I ran the setup zip file. Says I am up to date. I ran the pbservice. All things are green...

Why is it, then, that in mid game I get kicked because pnkbstrb.exe didn't initialize???

[Shockingtoast]

and btw, I ran the pbsvc_bc2 in the steam/steamapps/common/bfbc2/install/ folder and still came up with the error...

[Eadrick Tudoria]

EA's anti-cheat system PunkBuster is a giant pile of crap. Every BF game has it, and i have had literally dozens if not hundreds of situations where Punkbuster became corrupt and failed to work.

What I usually do is uninstall the entire Punkbuster suite through Windows Control Panel and then verify game content through steam. Steam will then realize several folders are missing and re-install Punkbuster.

Then I go to the punkbuster site and download the latest version and install it manually. Then I run a check through punkbuster's .exe to verify that Punkbuster is up to date and working. This step is usually just a semi-useless confirmation since punkbuster can tell you everything is fine when in fact it's totally corrupted and broken.

It's a shame EA uses this horrible service, just one look at PunkBuster's (EvenBalance) website shows how shoddy and unprofessional EA and Punkbuster are.

I love BC2 too much to give up on it, but the BF series is dead to me because of Punkbuster and a few other poor decisions about BF that were made by EA.

[girlteeth]

Just download punkbuster from the pb website, run the exe., add bad company 2, then click on update.

[Snappy]

Punkbuster was the cheapest anti cheat back in its time

Originally posted by RoosterCantrell:

EA's anti-cheat system PunkBuster is a giant pile of crap. Every BF game has it, and i have had literally dozens if not hundreds of situations where Punkbuster became corrupt and failed to work.

What I usually do is uninstall the entire Punkbuster suite through Windows Control Panel and then verify game content through steam. Steam will then realize several folders are missing and re-install Punkbuster.

Then I go to the punkbuster site and download the latest version and install it manually. Then I run a check through punkbuster's .exe to verify that Punkbuster is up to date and working. This step is usually just a semi-useless confirmation since punkbuster can tell you everything is fine when in fact it's totally corrupted and broken.

It's a shame EA uses this horrible service, just one look at PunkBuster's (EvenBalance) website shows how shoddy and unprofessional EA and Punkbuster are.

I love BC2 too much to give up on it, but the BF series is dead to me because of Punkbuster and a few other poor decisions about BF that were made by EA.