This is all coming from a person that bought the game again on steam due to the broken nature of the Origin platform. started cod4 and got kicked with pnkbstrB.exe initialization failure - checked services: pnkbstrB.
I hope for your company's sake that this is fixed quickly, otherwise there are going to be many steam users issuing refunds.
It seems that unless punkbuster download servers come online again, the only fix is from EA's side, and that would be to include the correct and updated punkbuster files with the game that they are now selling on steam.įor reference, punkbuster had no problems and runs fine from the installation folder that you are referencing, and did from the beginning in my case. Select Install/Re-Install PunkBuster Service, click Next and wait for the installation to complete. I tried downloading the file manually but to no avail. Find and run pbsvc.exe to update or repair your Punkbuster installation. When i connect to jay2 i have this error: 'Punkbuster Client: Failed to resolve ' I have googled a bit but the topics i read are from 2006/2007. I have found this while looking at the files included in the battlefield folder, and the updated file, vc002351.htm is NOT included in the list. In Installer, find and navigate into the Punkbuster folder, and from there, into the redist folder. I've never played CoD4 so not sure how the directory looks, but if its punkbuster it should be the same or similiar.
What the problem likely stems from is that the punkbuster service included with your battlefield software does not include the updated file. The Battlefield Blog says an update for the PlayStation 3 edition of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is undergoing approval at Sony, and they are hopeful this will go live today, also saying they are keeping an eye on Windows and Xbox 360 servers to make sure they keep running. If this does not work, then run a punkbuster update (should be in the same file) and try to play. It is known that when installed from steam that punkbuster does not work properly, and although there seems to be a fix through punkbuster, the download of the update (vc002351.htm) is unable to update and download. Please read the problem in it's entirety.