JO Probs

[A TIN OF BEANSc]

Hi,

For the past few months on JO:TR i have not been able to join any servers. As soon as i join one it kicks me off and says: "You have been kicked via punkbuster after (0) minutes. Reason: Inadaquate O/S Privilages". I have re-installed both JO:TR and Punkbuster and still this is the problem. They are definately not escalation servers i am joining and my JO is up to date. I am wondering if buying JO:Escalation may sort this out, or if this will still be the case and there is no point buying it until the problem is solved. I have turned as many programs off as i can wen trying to join but still no luck. The only program left on which I know of is norton antivirus 2005, and i have turned this off once and still no luck.

Thanks for the help.

[A TIN OF DEATH]

Why does PunkBuster now require players to run the game as an administrator under WinXP/2K?

Because some cheats/hacks cannot be detected otherwise.
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Is there some way to modify my system configuration to be an administrator equivalent from PunkBuster's perspective in Win2k/XP Pro?

Yes (under Win XP Pro or Win 2K). This can be accomplished by setting certain privileges for the user that will run the game. To do this, first temporarily log in as an Administrator. Then go to Control Panel => Administrative Tools => Local Security Policy. This will open up the Local Security setting window. Expand the Local Policies folder and select User Rights Assignment. This will bring up a list of security settings for the computer. You will need to add the user that will be launching the game to have the following privileges. If the user is logged in while making changes, the user must be logged out and back in for the changes to take effect.


Debug Programs
Load and unload device drivers
Manage auditing and security log
Modify Firmware environment values
Profile Single Process

This is done by double clicking on the setting and then the "Add User or Group" button. You can either type the user or group name into the field or click on advanced to select from a list. If you select advanced, you may need to click on the "Object Types" button and make sure all 3 boxes are checked. Then click "OK". Click on the "Find Now" button to generate a full list of all users and groups on the system. Highlight the user you want to add the rights to and click "OK". Keep clicking "OK" untill you are back at the Local Security Settings window. Repeat this process for the rest of the list. That user will now be able to play on PB servers without getting kicked for "Inadequate O/S Privileges".

If your are unable to do that maybe think about formating :wtf: and remembering the info you need to log in as administrator to your system. :;):

[A TIN OF BEANSc]

well, i already am an adminstrator bt i am tryin that anyway. Bt in administrative tools in control panel there aint "local security policy" thing. Where is it? cnt find it anywhere!

[A TIN OF BEANSc]

wait!! fixed!! finally!! yay!! Thanks! i jst created new admin account and voila! all sorted!

getin escalation 2moz so u all beta watch out!

[A TIN OF DEATH]

w00t! another lagger :?: