Battlefield 2142 and Vista RC2

[Guest]

Has anyone got it going yet?

I tried to play it online but I kept getting a punkbuster kick, something
that doesn't happen in any other games i've tried, and something I am yet to
find any good information on. So is it Vista or another problem?

 

[Guest]

I had the same thing. Vista is denying Punkbuster access to the filesystem.
Right click the game shortcut and choose 'Run as Administrator' then you'll
be fine. I've been running BF 2142 A LOT in Vista RC2 for the last couple
days without issue.
Enjoy.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, now I can play!

I had the same thing. Vista is denying Punkbuster access to the filesystem.
Right click the game shortcut and choose 'Run as Administrator' then you'll
be fine. I've been running BF 2142 A LOT in Vista RC2 for the last couple
days without issue.
Enjoy.

 

[Mark]

My first thought was the program was being blocked by your firewall (Vista
or whatever virus checker you have), though you can play online so perhaps
that is not the problem. its possible the upgrades/ranks are handled by a
separate background utility. Check your firewall for any apps its denying.
If you use the built-in Vista one, go to control panel - Windows Firewall,
click "Change Settings", look through the "Exceptions" list and see if you
see anything that looks like it belongs to bf, it should have a checkbox
(which means its allowed to talk through the firewall).

Hope that helps!
mark