Punkbuster error. [RESOLVED]

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Punkbuster error. [RESOLVED]

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Getting this error eveytime at a random moment while playing. http://i.imgur.com/9RDIpsV.jpg

What i tried:
- Reinstall PB
- Redownload PB
- Readd the game in pbsetup.exe
- Repair bf3 via origin

Any idee what causes this and how i can fix it?
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Re: Punkbuster error.

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Repair your game. It detected a mismatch with your game files.
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Couple of items I found on the interwebz that might help

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The longer way:

1. Close Origin
2. Uninstall PB Services via pbsvc (http://www.evenbalance.com/downloads/pbsvc/pbsvc.exe)
3. Move content of this folder: ..\..\Origin\Origin Games\Battlefield 3\pb\ to a backup folder (leave the pb folder there - just empty it)
4. Use the Updater: http://evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php
5. Install the service: http://www.evenbalance.com/downloads/pbsvc/pbsvc.exe

No guarantees :)
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Seems to have fixed it thx Raz <3
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Re: Punkbuster error. [SOLVED]

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Excellent! :)

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Re: Punkbuster error. [SOLVED]

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RazY70 wrote:Excellent! :)

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I bet he even looks like you ;)
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Re: Punkbuster error. [SOLVED]

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Especially the mustache :lol:
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Re: Punkbuster error. [UNSOLVED]

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Seems it didnt fix it after all fml.
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Re: Punkbuster error. [UNSOLVED]

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Chemical2 wrote:Seems it didnt fix it after all fml.
Could it be your AntiVirus ???
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ZebraPeps wrote:
Chemical2 wrote:Seems it didnt fix it after all fml.
Could it be your AntiVirus ???
I dont think it is the antivirus. Of everything i have read on the internet the antivirus was never involved. Also i get the error at random point sometimes after 1 or 2 rounds/mapchanges so not when i join the game.
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Re: Punkbuster error. [UNSOLVED]

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open a ticket at evenbalance.
they should get back to you within a month.
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Re: Punkbuster error. [UNSOLVED]

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Chemical2 wrote:
ZebraPeps wrote:
Chemical2 wrote:Seems it didnt fix it after all fml.
Could it be your AntiVirus ???
I dont think it is the antivirus. Of everything i have read on the internet the antivirus was never involved. Also i get the error at random point sometimes after 1 or 2 rounds/mapchanges so not when i join the game.
Well... when researching the issue, 90% of the hits pointed to "cheat-hack" pages :lol:
But... I found a thread with similar issue as you seem to have, and of course I don't have the link at the moment, however... Same error as you get and it was random and turned out to be the antivirus causing it... Have you tried turning AV off yet?
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Re: Punkbuster error. [UNSOLVED]

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Well, if repairing the origin files does not work, have you tried to reinstall your game completely?
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Re: Punkbuster error. [UNSOLVED]

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ZebraPeps wrote: Well... when researching the issue, 90% of the hits pointed to "cheat-hack" pages :lol:
But... I found a thread with similar issue as you seem to have, and of course I don't have the link at the moment, however... Same error as you get and it was random and turned out to be the antivirus causing it... Have you tried turning AV off yet?
Yeah i tried :(
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Re: Punkbuster error. [UNSOLVED]

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sushi25 wrote:Well, if repairing the origin files does not work, have you tried to reinstall your game completely?
I was planing on doing it last night... but i played for about 2 hours without getting it so it might have resolved itself somehow or it is just playing a mindgame with me.
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