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Iam also running Vista x64 ultimate and i dont have any problem with punkbuster , please provide some more clearer information about your means with configuring it

If you are having the O/S Exception Notice, and you are running Windows Vista, here is how I fixed mine. I had tried updating Punkbuster of course, both manually and using PBSetup, and neither method helped. My machine was communicating fine, but the O/S Exception remained, and I would be kicked, in my case from COD4. Here is how I fixed mine:

Step 1- Make sure Punkbuster is updated. I would suggest using PBSetup, Punkbuster's updating utility. You can get it and its associated instructions <a href="http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php">here</a>

Step 2- Make sure you don't have a firewall blocking Punkbuster. There are two files you need to configure access for in your firewall, PnkBstrA and PnkbstrB, located in the C;/Windows/SysWOW64 folder.

Step 3- Run Punkbuster with Admin priviledges. Go to the C:/Windows/SysWOW64 folder again, and find PnkbstrA and PnkbstrB. Right click on PnkbstrA, select properties, then click the "Compatibility" tab at the top. At the bottom of the window, there will be a box to check off to "run this program as an administrator". Put a check mark in this box. Apply the changes and close the windows until you are back in the SysWOW64 folder. Now, repeat the steps above for PnkbstrB.

Step 4- Restart the computer. I am not totally sure this is even necessary, but I restarted mine when I did it, just to be on the safe side.

That should do it. Go and test it, and I will be looking for reply's to this thread to see if this helps other people too. Good luck!

i still dont have in pc that pbsvc.exe....