How to get unbanned from Punkbuster - Unban GUID Hardware Ban and Global Ban - PB and evenbalance
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If you receive a global hardware ban If you are so unlucky as to get a ban from Punkbuster, a global ban, hardware ban, in your computer game, there is a solution for you. It takes a little knowledge, but most people can do it, or know someone that can help remove the ban. Punkbuster is surely not there for you, nor Evenbalance, that handles the bans for Punkbuster (PB).

Banmessages from PunkBuster
You ban-message could be like one of these:

“You have been permanently banned”
“You have been permanently banned from this Game Server via PunkBuster GLOBAL PunkBuster GUID BAN”
This usually means that: * Punkbuster has scanned your harddrive for a “hardwareserialnumber” and has saved it * Punkbuster has scanned your “MACadress” and saved it (taken from your identifiable networkcard) * Punkbuster has saved your CD-key or DVD-key

How to remove hardwareban
Install a new Harddrive (HD). You need a new Harddrive-serial. The only was is a new harddrive. You could also set the old HD to “RAID 0” in your BIOS.
Disable “LAN” in “BIOS”
Install a new Networkcard, or at first put it in another slot. This is to change your MACadress.
You can also change your MACadress with many freeware tools online
You can try to play the game now. If you get a window/message mentioning a “GUID BAN”, your gameserial is banned. Then you need a new serial for the game also. Buy a new game. Some have the extra hardware needed, but most need to get a new game CD. Make sure you have no cheats installed, and good luck.


Your Truly - Gmgundamx7 And dont get caught most credit goes to my good friend boyer darbey thanx buddie now les get unbanned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!