COD4 Online "PunkBuster" Error

[mac10]

Im not to sure if this is the forum to post this to, but I am looking for assistance on a problem of mine.

Everytime I go into COD4 Multiplayer, enable PunkBuster then go online, it kicks me out of the server after 1min TOPS with an error that looks something like this "PunkBuster kicked Hacks-Cheat for (0 minutes)... INIT FAILURE"

Background information:
I have Vista
JUST bought the game
Is Gaming Illiterate

I would like to thank you in advance, as I have had many problems here in the past, and has been solved every time.

Thanks, FolderalGrok

[Fabulous D]

you have to goto punkbuster.com and dl pb and manually update it... it is a pia pos for sure!

[mac10]

How do I manually update it, when it started it asked me to download it again, so I did and it looked like it updated it...took like 10min in total.

I was told to run it as Administrator before, but I couldnt seem to get that to work...

[Fabulous D]

pm mano or calamity... they knows

[manofphat]

PunkBuster kicks me for INIT FAILURE, what does that mean?

Usually, this message means your PB is not working properly. You should run our PBSETUP (http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php) program to make sure your PB is up to date.
However, we have recently discovered that some broadband routers routinely drop OOB (Out of Band) packets for no apparent reason. Since all PB packets are OOB, these routers can actually block PB's communication (again for no apparent reason). To determine if the router is the cause of this problem for you, remove the router and connect directly to the internet. If you are able to play this way, then the cause is very likely the router.
Based on user feedback, the following router brands/models are reported to have problems. Not necessarily all models of a brand might be affected, and the list is in no way complete but it can give you a few hints. Also, we do not claim that our list below shows the only solution to fix your issue, nor that it will fix it for sure even though it has worked for others. It could very well be that changing some settings in your router could help as well. Contacting the company directly might help you as well.

* Linksys - possible solution: Use firmware 1.44.2
* Motorola - possible solution: Update to latest firmware
* Netgear - possible solution: Disable SPI (statefull packet inspection)
http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=faq-cod4.php

Some quick instructions are on that PBSETUP page

[mac10]

"* Linksys - possible solution: Use firmware 1.44.2"

Google.ca?

And thank you everyone for replying.

[rgoff31]

Yeah I had to download and run that BPSETUP program on my machine before I could join any servers.

[mac10]

I downloaded PBSETUP and added COD4 there... and I got this

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/8919/punkbusterrd3.jpg

Im not to sure what needs to be done, wheter or not I have to do something out of, or in COD4... Please advise

EDIT: I figured that out, and I had information roll on in there, but I went to a server, and got kicked for 2min for not following protocol or something, then tried a differ server, got kicked for 0min again.

[Fabulous D]

i cant read that pic but i think thats the pop up where you click on pb and click "checlk for updates" or somethin?

[rgoff31]

http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php


After one or more games have been added, click on the "Check for Updates" button to have PBSetup check for new updates, install PB, and/or repair PB files that may be missing or corrupted.

[mac10]

http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php

I did do the check for updates, and when I went into a server, I thought it was fixed but I only played for like a few kills, def lasted longer than before, and got booted for "2 minutes" for some different message, I forget, but tried a different one and the same problem occured that happened before I updated like that. Manophat suggested that it could be the router, but im not to sure where to get it.

[manofphat]

I wouldn't say it's the router yet man.
Post another screenshot of your pbsetup