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I get this error when playing for a few minutes on any Call of Duty 2 server:

Server disconnected - Satangel PunkBuster kicked player 'Satangel' (for 0 minutes) ... RESTRICTION: Corrupted File/Memory [81179]a

How can I fix it?
I bought the game from a real store, no D2D or Steam.

Frequently Asked Questions about PunkBuster for Call of Duty 2
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Most likely your Client side PB software is not working properly, try to download pbsetup from here, run it, if the problem is still present, do this:
copy the pb folder you have and rename it to pb_old or similar, then make a new folder named pb and move the pbsetup tool in there and run it.
That should and hopefully solve your problem.

This happens to me once in a while, if I haven't rebooted my pc in a few days. Windows-issue as a possible relation to it, as memory tends to "fill up" over time in Windows operating systems.

Next time it happens, exit the game, hit ctrl+alt+del once, and check where your system resources are at. If your memory is over 50-60% used, likely a reboot will solve it. May depend on operating system, as well. I run Vista 64x Ultimate, SP1, all drivers etc updated, and only run into this after 4-5 days without a reboot.

There you go

I've tried the 2 solutions from above, and they did not help.

And I have Vista 64 Business, and my memory usage was around 30%.
And I always reboot my PC, Ive never left it on for 24 hours or longer.

FYI: I still run Win XP and have no experience with Vista at all, and will not have for a long time either.
So other need to step in on that part.

hugin, on Nov 23rd 2008, 05:19 AM, said:

No, I'm not switching to XP

a trouble ticket to evenbalance would be your best bet:
http://www.evenbalance.com/troubleticket/new_ticket.php

This is so frustrating!

I haven't changed anything to PunkBuster yesterday and it started doing that.
Then I updated my PunkBuster, and it still doesn't work!

tried updating your video card?

I mean only evenbalance knows whats causing this...

Ice Man, on Nov 23rd 2008, 06:29 AM, said:

How could it be caused by that? The game has been working for 6 months perfectly without updating my Drivers......
I'm gonna reinstall the game, hopefully that helps

Okay, I've reinstalled the game, and now it works
I just deinstalld the game, deleted all my profiles and mods and then I installed the game again.
After the game was installed, I installed the 1.3 patch and it worked

Glad to hear that