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Anonymous
12 years ago

Re: Punkbuster issue

I am sorry to hear that you are having hard time with BF4. (Don't we all?) But this is a Wrong place .. This is players helping payers forum and if you need to speak with EA Tech Support / Game Advisers, you need to click on http://help.ea.com/en/battlefield/battlefield-4/. They can either chat with you or call you back. Just go to the bottom of the screen, and click on "Contact us"

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If you receive an error telling you that your Punkbuster is either out of date or not installed when trying to start your game:

  • Head to the Battlefield 4 installation folder, C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4 by default, then find the _Installer folder.
  • In _Installer, find and navigate into the Punkbuster folder, and from there, into the redist folder.
  • Find and run pbsvc.exe to update or repair your Punkbuster installation.


If the above folders don’t exist in your installation:

  • Head to punkbuster.com and click the Download PBSetup button, and select the option “For All Windows Games."
  • Open pbsetup.zip, then run pbsetup.exe. Accept the EULA, follow the instructions, update PunkBuster, and then click Add a Game.
  • In the drop down menu, select Battlefield 4, then Add Game, and finally, before trying to run Battlefield 4 again, Check for Updates.

If you are kicked from your game and receive the error, PunkBuster kicked player 'your name' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe),” the above steps will help resolve your issues as well.  

If you receive the error "GAME HACK #89265" when trying to join a game, and are then prevented from joining:
Working with EvenBalance, we've confirmed that this error "may be triggered by non-cheat software."

More information can be found on the PunkBuster Battlefield 4 page. If you continue to have problems involving GAME HACK #89265, please contact Evenbalance support to solve your issue.

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    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    Thank you, turns out punkbuster was'nt installed at all, I appreciate your help and excuse my language.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    It's alright, bud. We all have our moments. Glad that you figured out what was causing your issues. Have a great day and the rest of 2014.

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