pnkbstrtb.exe disappearing from services.msc
So, like most people, I am getting the pnkbstrb.exe initialization failed error that keeps kicking me from the server after playing for less than five minutes rendering the game completely unplayable...
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Well i have more or less the same problem ,getting kicked from the game because of punkbuster. I´ve done the steps listed so far nothing works ,....
But i think my problem starts a bit earlier , while i try to install or repair punkbuster it already says that punkbuster can´t be installed because it can´t find punkbuster......... WTF
well when i can only see PnkBstrA under C:\Windows\System32 and no PnkBstrB and what ever i do i have no idea how i can install PnkBstrB
@Undeadbringerjust check
PunkBuster Service Installer (pbsvc)
PunkBuster on the Windows™ operating system requires two running services. (PnkBstrA and PnkBstrB) Normally these are installed when the game is installed. If you'd like to manually install PnkBstrA and PnkBstrB, please download our PunkBuster service installer.
http://www.evenbalance.com/downloads.php
hint: run this file as "an administrator" or with an user with admin rights.
clue: check with compmgmt.msc (run in console) on users if your user is an admin or reenable administrator account (right click enable account and set a password) and try installing on administrator profile
let me know if this solved your issue 🙂
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This post is originally from 2014. I will be locking this post down though to avoid further necroposting. If you still need help with this please locate a more recent post on PunkBuster on these forums.
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