COD 4 punkbuster error, help plz

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#1 jbentje
Member since 2006 • 25 Posts
heya guys, i got once again a problem with COD4 :(
everytime i want to join a server hosted 'with' punkbuster i get kicked all of a sudden with the following message:
RESTRICTION: Service Communication failure: PnkBstrB.exe initilization failed

i've played on servers without punkbuster so far, but i want to play 'with' it.
so does anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it?

~jbentje
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#2 purple_MAN1832
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update pb at www.evenbalance.com
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#3 jbentje
Member since 2006 • 25 Posts
alright, im going to try it, thank you very much! :D
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#4 Pinecone99
Member since 2008 • 58 Posts
i got that message all the time on bf2 but not that much on cod4.
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#5 Zevicus
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i get that alot too for some reason or another...
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#6 KPAC77
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its all about updating

if I get it on BF2142 - update manually and the message dissapears. Punkbuster is trying to update then fails for whatever reason. Manual update is quick and easy and completely resolves issue. I think the program is a small downlad - pbsetup

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#7 zharkah
Member since 2008 • 25 Posts
I also get that same message all of the time and i have tried everything even updaiting my pb manually
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#8 y512516
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it doesn't work at all

It hapens at both COD 4 and COD 5

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#9 IMaBIOHAZARD
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i get that alot too for some reason or another...Zevicus
same here. considering that it all pretty much has to do with updating tho, I wish they'd create a separate program to just update PB.
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#10 samsoniite111
Member since 2007 • 25 Posts

Apparently punkbuster is not a fan of 64-bit operating systems. this is usually the reason pb can't update automatically. what i did was download the pb maual updater from evenbalence and add a link to the executable in the cod4 folder.