Battlefield 3 Pbsvc.exe
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(This assumes you have installed Punkbuster, and added Battlefield 3 to its games list.) Download and run it. If it claims everything is okay ( = green), try running BF3 again. If BF3 still fails to communicate with 'Punkbuster Service A', then, run PBSetup.exe and check whether you have the right path to your BF3. PBSetup creates a subfolder for the games it registers, and remembers this subfolder's path.
If you have, for any reason, relocated the BF3 install, the service won't be able to validate the game, and fail to communicate. As Steve himself pointed out, it might also be the Windows Firewall blocking the Service. I downloaded PBSVC and it told me that PnkBustr.A.exe was blocked, so I turned off Windows Firewall. I was able to get into a game for a few minutes before getting kicked with an error about 'PnkBustrB.exe not initialized.' I removed and re-installed Punkbuster with the link from k1DBLITZ, making sure to select my BF3 installation folder, and now I don't seem to have either PnkBustrA.exe or PnkBusterB.exe running.
Good old EA (+EB). I think the next step might just be to re-install Windows. – Mar 4 '13 at 3:22. I did restart the services, but after getting the PnkBstrB.exe error and removing and re-installing PunkBuster multiple times, I had neither PnkBstrA.exe nor PnkBustrB.exe in the service list any more. So I gave up, wiped the hard drive, and re-installed Windows 7 clean, with only the default options. A massive 10 GB download from Origin later, everything now works peachy-keen.
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Thanks for your great tips, Bora. Here's hoping that PunkBuster stays working after I re-install Steam. – Mar 5 '13 at 6:11. OS: Windows 7 64bit Game: Bf3 Problem: Getting kicked from Bf3 Error: PnkbstrA.exe error If your getting kicked from Bf3 due to a PnkbstrA.exe error you may need to ensure that PnkbstrA.exe is in fact running.
Check your processes list and check to see if PnkbstrA.exe and PnkbstrB.exe are listed along with checking services.msc to see if PnkbstrA.exe and PnkbstrB.exe are listed, if not due to following: Go here (www.evenbalance.com/index.php) and read the FIRST PARAGRAPH, u'll see a link to the service installation program (called PBSVC). Download and run, PnkbstrA.exe and PnkbstrB.exe will then be installed correctly and running. You should be good to go after that. I got the RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe message. I finally fixed mine after reading lots of forums, I did a few of my own things, some probably not needed, and others probably noobish, but in the end mine works!
I did:. Open windows firewall.
click advanced settings (on the left) and then inbound (also left). Find PnkbstrA.exe and PnkbstrB.exe (if you have two of both, it's fine).
right click on each of them properties programs and services. make sure that 'all programs that meet the spesifications' is checked. then go to the 'Advanced' tab and check all 3 boxes. Domain, Private and Public.
REMEMBER TO DO THIS FOR ALL PnkBstr Files. Then save and quit. Go to C: Program Files (x86) Origin Games Battlefield 3 and delete 'Pb' folder. go to these 2 links:. download and install both. Run Pbsetup.exe (the first link). add a game (eg.
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Bf3). check for updates. This should help PS: for some reason i can no longer launch bf3 from chrome after doing this so i used firefox. (this is not the first time i have done this, although the first time was not the same error.).
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.
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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. If you continue to have problems involving GAME HACK #89265, please to solve your issue. Was this article helpful? 0% of 0 players found this article helpful.
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