I can't play Battlefield 3 as punkbuster kicks me

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I can't play Battlefield 3 as punkbuster kicks me

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I used to be able to play battlefield 3 online with no problems, then one day after an update every time i try to play Punkbuster kicks me from the game. It cannot find the punkbuster.exe so i tried downloading and installing punkbuster setting it up for battlefield and it still didn't work... 

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Punkbuster errors are quite common and has always been there in the Battlefield series. Most problems can be solved by simply updating it manually using the tool at: http://www.evenbalance.com/?page=pbsetup.php
To check for Punkbuster errors try installing punkbuster again and update it through the steps in here: https://help.ea.com/article/battlefield-3-punkbuster-error

This might also help: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield-3/FAQ-Updating-Punkbuster/td-p/16290

For any in depth answers, you might also want to consult the official punkbuster FAQ:
http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsvcfaq.php

 

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Re: I can't play Battlefield 3 as punkbuster kicks me

Hero

Punkbuster errors are quite common and has always been there in the Battlefield series. Most problems can be solved by simply updating it manually using the tool at: http://www.evenbalance.com/?page=pbsetup.php
To check for Punkbuster errors try installing punkbuster again and update it through the steps in here: https://help.ea.com/article/battlefield-3-punkbuster-error

This might also help: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield-3/FAQ-Updating-Punkbuster/td-p/16290

For any in depth answers, you might also want to consult the official punkbuster FAQ:
http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsvcfaq.php

 

Please accept solutions if they are correct and press the XP button if somebody helped you. This way you help others in the same situation.

Cheers
-Carbonic

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Thanks a lot, this seems to have sorted the problem, but I shall leave this up incase for whatever reason it didn't solve it for someone else :D

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