You are facing punkbuster freeze on battlefield bad company 2.

Start menu, then Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and click on the speaker icon.

Right click on your audio equipment and property.

For to the Statistics tab and choose Advanced 16-bit, 44100 Hz (CD quality)

In the notification area, double click on the realtek icon.

Under your device click on the default format tab and choose 16 bit, 44100 Hz (CD quality)

To update your realtek sound card, click here

Download pbsetue

Then run pbsetue

Accept the License and user agreements

And click on check for updates.

Start the task manager (CTRL + ALT + DEL)

Terminate RAVCpl64e or RAVCple according to the version of Windows installed.

If the problem is solved then follow the manipulation below for some automation.

Start /Run/msconfige e

Deselect Realtek Audio HD Manager

Control Panel/Programs and Features/ Add or Remove Programs uninstall the game using PunkBuster, then manually delete the installation directories if Windows did not.

Restart the PC.

Install a fresh copy of game by selecting custom installation if possible and do not install Punkbuster.

Make the updates of the game

Create a folder named Punkbuster : in Program Files (XP) or Programs (Vista/Seven) or Programs (x86) (Seven 64-bit).

Download PBsetup.zip

Unzip PBsetup.zip in the Punkbuster directory created earlier.

Run the PBsetup and run the update if the update fails delete the contents of subfolders and files pb folder in each of the games using punkbuster. Then restart the update with PBsetup.

Then download PBSVC.EXE

Then head in the management of Windows services that hold the Windows key and R simultanémen then execute the newly opened type servicesc.

Right click on PnkbstrA choose Properties/ Connection tab. Select Local System account, and then check the "Allow service to interact with the desktop" box.

Right click PnkbstrB choose Properties/ Connection tab. Select Local System account, and then check the "Allow service to interact with the desktop" box.

If despite all these tips, you can not resolve your problem, avoid playing on punkbuster server or disable your sound card.

If this trick works, or if you have any other solution, it would be great if you share it with the other members if ccm.