PunkBuster

i have Call of Duty installed and i was playing online when i got kicked via
PunkBuster for an inadequate O/S. I also tried to play Americas Army and
Battlefield. Those dont work either. Would like assistance because i would
like to play those games.

"reel_big_fish_fan" <reel_big_fish_fan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| i have Call of Duty installed and i was playing online when i got kicked via
| PunkBuster for an inadequate O/S. I also tried to play Americas Army and
| Battlefield. Those dont work either. Would like assistance because i would
| like to play those games.

Lets run a diagnostic of your system to see if we can pinpoint the problem.

In order to Create a dxdiag.txt file: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
Afterwards click the "Save All Information..." button in the bottom row.

To post the DX diagnostic information, open the file in notepad, click Edit
/ Select All / Copy and then Paste the data into your post using Ctrl+V. If
you use Outlook Express Click Insert / File Attachment. I hope this helps!

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
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If I remember right Punkbuster detects what OS you are running on because
some cheats are easier or possible on certain OS's and not on others. The
server owner is able to just block those OS's rather than allow them to have
a chance of cheating without being detected. That is at least how I remember
it from a couple years ago when cheating in Counterstrike was so bad. Things
may have changed since then.

Joshua Smith
DirectInput and OpenGL Test Labs
Microsoft
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"Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
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>
> "reel_big_fish_fan" <reel_big_fish_fan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> news:C8CC963F-97E1-464F-8816-3F96EB2693F6@microsoft.com...
> | i have Call of Duty installed and i was playing online when i got kicked
> via
> | PunkBuster for an inadequate O/S. I also tried to play Americas Army
> and
> | Battlefield. Those dont work either. Would like assistance because i
> would
> | like to play those games.
>
> Lets run a diagnostic of your system to see if we can pinpoint the
> problem.
>
> In order to Create a dxdiag.txt file: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
> Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
> Afterwards click the "Save All Information..." button in the bottom row.
>
> To post the DX diagnostic information, open the file in notepad, click
> Edit
> / Select All / Copy and then Paste the data into your post using Ctrl+V.
> If
> you use Outlook Express Click Insert / File Attachment. I hope this helps!
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>
> Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
> Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
> Contact
> MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...id=sz;en-us;top
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
> rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
>

I was thinking of that too, however since he's running
XP that could indicate that PB is reporting a false positive,
or perhaps that SP 1 was not installed from the WU site..

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...id=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

"Joshua Smith [MSFT]" <joshsm@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:O0AebvHgEHA.3932@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> If I remember right Punkbuster detects what OS you are running on because
> some cheats are easier or possible on certain OS's and not on others. The
> server owner is able to just block those OS's rather than allow them to
have
> a chance of cheating without being detected. That is at least how I
remember
> it from a couple years ago when cheating in Counterstrike was so bad.
Things
> may have changed since then.
>
> Joshua Smith
> DirectInput and OpenGL Test Labs
> Microsoft
> -----
>
> Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
>
> "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
> news:OKutp5AgEHA.1656@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "reel_big_fish_fan" <reel_big_fish_fan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in
> > message
> > news:C8CC963F-97E1-464F-8816-3F96EB2693F6@microsoft.com...
> > | i have Call of Duty installed and i was playing online when i got
kicked
> > via
> > | PunkBuster for an inadequate O/S. I also tried to play Americas Army
> > and
> > | Battlefield. Those dont work either. Would like assistance because i
> > would
> > | like to play those games.
> >
> > Lets run a diagnostic of your system to see if we can pinpoint the
> > problem.
> >
> > In order to Create a dxdiag.txt file: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
> > Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
> > Afterwards click the "Save All Information..." button in the bottom row.
> >
> > To post the DX diagnostic information, open the file in notepad, click
> > Edit
> > / Select All / Copy and then Paste the data into your post using Ctrl+V.
> > If
> > you use Outlook Express Click Insert / File Attachment. I hope this
helps!
> >
> > --
> > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> > Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >
> >
> > Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
> > Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
> > Contact
> > MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...id=sz;en-us;top
> > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
> > rights.
> > _________________________________________________________
> >
> >
>
>