X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

[Guest Skybuck Flying]

It's getting on my tits.

 

Bye,

Skybuck :)

[Guest Theo]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

Have you taken the time to search the web? The first

response presented might answer your question, especially

since this would not be a Windows operating system problem!

 

 

Skybuck Flying wrote:

> It's getting on my tits.

>

> Bye,

> Skybuck :)

>

>

[Guest Theo]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

Also, quit running Battlefield 2.

 

 

Skybuck Flying wrote:

> It's getting on my tits.

>

> Bye,

> Skybuck :)

>

>

[Guest Skybuck Flying]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

No didn't find anything.

 

You have a link ?

 

Bye,

Skybuck.

[Guest Theo]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

There were lots of pages of links. You must not have looked

very well. Did you use Google?

 

 

Skybuck Flying wrote:

> No didn't find anything.

>

> You have a link ?

>

> Bye,

> Skybuck.

>

>

[Guest Skybuck Flying]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

No you have not looked for very well or did not understand my question.

 

All google turns up is problems people are having because their punkbuster

is blocked.

 

And the solution for them is to unblock whatever is blocking punkbuster.

 

I however don't like punkbuster for good reasons.

 

I play on punkbuster-free servers.

 

The reason is because punkbuster is

 

1. A system resources hog, and causes sound problems.

 

2. Dangerous/rootkit-like.

 

3. Can lead to system crashes.

 

So I shall one more time explain what I want to do:

 

I want to make sure punkbuster does not install itself onto my operating

system and harddisk, when I play games with

punkbuster-install-hooks-or-what-ever-you-wanna-call-it.

 

Bye,

Skybuck.

 

"Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> There were lots of pages of links. You must not have looked very well.

> Did you use Google?

>

>

> Skybuck Flying wrote:

>> No didn't find anything.

>>

>> You have a link ?

>>

>> Bye,

>> Skybuck.

[Guest Theo]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

I did find the answer. I believe it was toward the bottom

of the first page of links, but I did read several of the

results of my Google search.

 

But, regardless of where it's at, I took the time to read

the results of the search and I found the answer to a

NON-WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM problem!

 

 

Skybuck Flying wrote:

> No you have not looked for very well or did not understand my question.

>

> All google turns up is problems people are having because their punkbuster

> is blocked.

>

> And the solution for them is to unblock whatever is blocking punkbuster.

>

> I however don't like punkbuster for good reasons.

>

> I play on punkbuster-free servers.

>

> The reason is because punkbuster is

>

> 1. A system resources hog, and causes sound problems.

>

> 2. Dangerous/rootkit-like.

>

> 3. Can lead to system crashes.

>

> So I shall one more time explain what I want to do:

>

> I want to make sure punkbuster does not install itself onto my operating

> system and harddisk, when I play games with

> punkbuster-install-hooks-or-what-ever-you-wanna-call-it.

>

> Bye,

> Skybuck.

>

> "Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:uCm5mufeIHA.6136@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> There were lots of pages of links. You must not have looked very well.

>> Did you use Google?

>>

>>

>> Skybuck Flying wrote:

>>> No didn't find anything.

>>>

>>> You have a link ?

>>>

>>> Bye,

>>> Skybuck.

>

>

[Guest Theo]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

The other point is this is a subject that should be asked in

a gaming specific forum. It's a gaming problem, not a

Windows problem!!

 

Skybuck Flying wrote:

> No you have not looked for very well or did not understand my question.

>

> All google turns up is problems people are having because their punkbuster

> is blocked.

>

> And the solution for them is to unblock whatever is blocking punkbuster.

>

> I however don't like punkbuster for good reasons.

>

> I play on punkbuster-free servers.

>

> The reason is because punkbuster is

>

> 1. A system resources hog, and causes sound problems.

>

> 2. Dangerous/rootkit-like.

>

> 3. Can lead to system crashes.

>

> So I shall one more time explain what I want to do:

>

> I want to make sure punkbuster does not install itself onto my operating

> system and harddisk, when I play games with

> punkbuster-install-hooks-or-what-ever-you-wanna-call-it.

>

> Bye,

> Skybuck.

>

> "Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:uCm5mufeIHA.6136@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> There were lots of pages of links. You must not have looked very well.

>> Did you use Google?

>>

>>

>> Skybuck Flying wrote:

>>> No didn't find anything.

>>>

>>> You have a link ?

>>>

>>> Bye,

>>> Skybuck.

>

>

[Guest Skybuck Flying]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

The game installs a driver into kernel space, and thus it effects the

operating system.

 

Would be nice windows warns about such events in the future.

 

And could even block it.

 

Bye,

Skybuck.

 

"Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> The other point is this is a subject that should be asked in a gaming

> specific forum. It's a gaming problem, not a Windows problem!!

>

> Skybuck Flying wrote:

>> No you have not looked for very well or did not understand my question.

>>

>> All google turns up is problems people are having because their

>> punkbuster is blocked.

>>

>> And the solution for them is to unblock whatever is blocking punkbuster.

>>

>> I however don't like punkbuster for good reasons.

>>

>> I play on punkbuster-free servers.

>>

>> The reason is because punkbuster is

>>

>> 1. A system resources hog, and causes sound problems.

>>

>> 2. Dangerous/rootkit-like.

>>

>> 3. Can lead to system crashes.

>>

>> So I shall one more time explain what I want to do:

>>

>> I want to make sure punkbuster does not install itself onto my operating

>> system and harddisk, when I play games with

>> punkbuster-install-hooks-or-what-ever-you-wanna-call-it.

>>

>> Bye,

>> Skybuck.

>>

>> "Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:uCm5mufeIHA.6136@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> There were lots of pages of links. You must not have looked very well.

>>> Did you use Google?

>>>

>>>

>>> Skybuck Flying wrote:

>>>> No didn't find anything.

>>>>

>>>> You have a link ?

>>>>

>>>> Bye,

>>>> Skybuck.

>>

[Guest Skybuck Flying]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

Nope.

 

Bye,

Skybuck.

[Guest Theo]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

That has to be one of the most ignorant statements I have

heard lately. Microsoft is not responsible for how you use

the system. The fact that Punkbuster installs tracking

software on your system is not Microsoft's fault, it's

your's. There's no secret about Punkbuster, so it's not

Microsoft's responsibility to warn you - read what's freely

available on the internet warning you!!

 

 

Skybuck Flying wrote:

> The game installs a driver into kernel space, and thus it effects the

> operating system.

>

> Would be nice windows warns about such events in the future.

>

> And could even block it.

>

> Bye,

> Skybuck.

>

> "Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:OiyPi$geIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> The other point is this is a subject that should be asked in a gaming

>> specific forum. It's a gaming problem, not a Windows problem!!

>>

>> Skybuck Flying wrote:

>>> No you have not looked for very well or did not understand my question.

>>>

>>> All google turns up is problems people are having because their

>>> punkbuster is blocked.

>>>

>>> And the solution for them is to unblock whatever is blocking punkbuster.

>>>

>>> I however don't like punkbuster for good reasons.

>>>

>>> I play on punkbuster-free servers.

>>>

>>> The reason is because punkbuster is

>>>

>>> 1. A system resources hog, and causes sound problems.

>>>

>>> 2. Dangerous/rootkit-like.

>>>

>>> 3. Can lead to system crashes.

>>>

>>> So I shall one more time explain what I want to do:

>>>

>>> I want to make sure punkbuster does not install itself onto my operating

>>> system and harddisk, when I play games with

>>> punkbuster-install-hooks-or-what-ever-you-wanna-call-it.

>>>

>>> Bye,

>>> Skybuck.

>>>

>>> "Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:uCm5mufeIHA.6136@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> There were lots of pages of links. You must not have looked very well.

>>>> Did you use Google?

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Skybuck Flying wrote:

>>>>> No didn't find anything.

>>>>>

>>>>> You have a link ?

>>>>>

>>>>> Bye,

>>>>> Skybuck.

>

[Guest mikeyhsd]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

run vista then, the kernel space is protected.

 

 

 

 

mikeyhsd@sprintpcs.com

 

 

 

"Skybuck Flying" <spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:da830$47c7a10d$541983fa$7194@cache1.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...

The game installs a driver into kernel space, and thus it effects the

operating system.

 

Would be nice windows warns about such events in the future.

 

And could even block it.

 

Bye,

Skybuck.

 

"Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:OiyPi$geIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> The other point is this is a subject that should be asked in a gaming

> specific forum. It's a gaming problem, not a Windows problem!!

>

> Skybuck Flying wrote:

>> No you have not looked for very well or did not understand my question.

>>

>> All google turns up is problems people are having because their

>> punkbuster is blocked.

>>

>> And the solution for them is to unblock whatever is blocking punkbuster.

>>

>> I however don't like punkbuster for good reasons.

>>

>> I play on punkbuster-free servers.

>>

>> The reason is because punkbuster is

>>

>> 1. A system resources hog, and causes sound problems.

>>

>> 2. Dangerous/rootkit-like.

>>

>> 3. Can lead to system crashes.

>>

>> So I shall one more time explain what I want to do:

>>

>> I want to make sure punkbuster does not install itself onto my operating

>> system and harddisk, when I play games with

>> punkbuster-install-hooks-or-what-ever-you-wanna-call-it.

>>

>> Bye,

>> Skybuck.

>>

>> "Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:uCm5mufeIHA.6136@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> There were lots of pages of links. You must not have looked very well.

>>> Did you use Google?

>>>

>>>

>>> Skybuck Flying wrote:

>>>> No didn't find anything.

>>>>

>>>> You have a link ?

>>>>

>>>> Bye,

>>>> Skybuck.

>>

[Guest Skybuck Flying]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

Back to the topic.

 

How to prevent punkbuster from installing on my system.

 

You still haven't provided any answers.

 

Admit it you simply don't know...

 

Bye,

Skybuck.

[Guest Theo]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

You're not going to prevent it as long as you participate in

on-line games that utilize it, and it is not malware so

Microsoft is not going to do anything to prevent it from

installing on your system. There were several links that

stated exactly that and also how to remove it from you system.

 

If there is a way to prevent it, then you will find an

answer in one of the hacker game forums, not here!

 

Regardless on your intransigence, it's not Microsoft

responsibility!

 

Get real! If you're going to visit a gaming site that uses

tracking software to prevent cheating, then what makes you

think Microsoft should do something to prevent it from being

installed on your system?

 

 

Skybuck Flying wrote:

> Back to the topic.

>

> How to prevent punkbuster from installing on my system.

>

> You still haven't provided any answers.

>

> Admit it you simply don't know...

>

> Bye,

> Skybuck.

>

>

[Guest mikeyhsd]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

the simple answer is to install vista. the kernel is protected.

 

 

 

 

mikeyhsd@sprintpcs.com

 

 

 

"Skybuck Flying" <spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:67d2c$47c9a079$541983fa$31504@cache6.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...

Back to the topic.

 

How to prevent punkbuster from installing on my system.

 

You still haven't provided any answers.

 

Admit it you simply don't know...

 

Bye,

Skybuck.

[Guest Skybuck Flying]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

Punkbuster is turned off in Battlefield 2.

 

However for Call of Duty 4 MP it always installs itself it seems.

 

Anyway I don't play Call of Duty 4... but I do play Battlefield 2.

 

Sometimes, somehow Punkbuster manages to sneaky install itself while I don't

want that.

 

It's virus like behaviour ;)

 

Bye,

Skybuck.

[Guest Skybuck Flying]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

I hear bad things about Vista's and it's performance.

 

Maybe a next version of windows is better ;)

 

Bye,

Skybuck.

[Guest Theo]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself?

 

PunkBuster is a computer program published by Even Balance,

Inc. Its purpose is to prevent cheating in online games by

banning players.

 

It has recently been deployed in several popular multiplayer

online games, including the Battlefield series, America's

Army, Crysis, F.E.A.R., Call of Duty series, Quake III

Arena, War Rock, among many more.

 

Based on the description above, I would tend to presume

you're one of those who are inclined to cheat if you can get

away with it and PunkBuster is trying to keep you honest.

If it were a virus, they wouldn't be open about its presence

or what it does.

 

So, if your objective is to cheat, then you need to find a

game cheater's forum and find your answer there.

 

 

 

Skybuck Flying wrote:

> Punkbuster is turned off in Battlefield 2.

>

> However for Call of Duty 4 MP it always installs itself it seems.

>

> Anyway I don't play Call of Duty 4... but I do play Battlefield 2.

>

> Sometimes, somehow Punkbuster manages to sneaky install itself while I don't

> want that.

>

> It's virus like behaviour ;)

>

> Bye,

> Skybuck.

>

>

[Guest Don]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

"Skybuck Flying" <spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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>I hear bad things about Vista's and it's performance.

>

> Maybe a next version of windows is better ;)

>

> Bye,

> Skybuck.

>

>

 

 

Vista Ultimate 64 bit is kicking butt for me... but then, I don't try and

use Punkbusters either.

 

--

Don

[Guest Skybuck Flying]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

Kicking who's butt ? :) Yours ? lol.

 

I had Vista on a virtual machine.

 

I removed all network connections and then I had a dead vista ! BAH.

 

Bye,

Skybuck.

 

"Don" <d.burnette@clothes.comcast.net> wrote in message

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> "Skybuck Flying" <spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:544a0$47cacd4e$541983fa$6487@cache3.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...

>>I hear bad things about Vista's and it's performance.

>>

>> Maybe a next version of windows is better ;)

>>

>> Bye,

>> Skybuck.

>>

>>

>

>

> Vista Ultimate 64 bit is kicking butt for me... but then, I don't try and

> use Punkbusters either.

>

> --

> Don

[Guest Dennis Pack]

Re: X64: How to prevent punkbuster from secretly installing itself ?

 

Skybuck Flying:

I hear bad things about the weather, maybe I should wait until

next year or decade to go outside or to work.

 

--

Dennis Pack

XP x64 SP2, Vista Enterprise x64

Office Professional Plus 2007

"Skybuck Flying" <spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:544a0$47cacd4e$541983fa$6487@cache3.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...

>I hear bad things about Vista's and it's performance.

>

> Maybe a next version of windows is better ;)

>

> Bye,

> Skybuck.

>

>