Hello everyone. Well...where do I start. First off, i used to play 2142 on my comp and it worked PERFECTLY, no problems at all. Man I miss those days...Anyways i stopped playing for awhile and I went to play again. The problem I have no however, is that when I try and play mulitplayer the map loads the "join game" button appears, and I click it. Now a couple things start to happen. A) the game freezes as soon as I click the button and then crashes back to the server select screen with a message that simply says "Punkbuster". B) I click Join Now and I get in the game and for about 1.4 seconds it looks like Its finally working when then all of a sudden it either crashes to the server select screen with the "punkbuster" message, or my screen goes black with the monitor button flashing and I have to turn the computer off, or it will just restart my comp completely. Also, while the game is loading, some lines will sometimes come across the screen, almost as if it is glitching of something I dont know. Now ill tell you what Ive tried. I have updated punkbuster numerous times. The game is patched and up to date. I have reinstalled many times, each time updating the game and punkbuster. I have tried suggestions from others for problems with the game such as clearing the temp folder, getting rid of start up process, etc. I have used programs to make my computer faster and get rid of spyware, viruses, etc, using TuneUP, hijackthis, spybot, norton, and such. I have updated my drivers as well. My computer has plenty of space on it, goes above the requirements for hardware needed to play the game, so it is difficult for me to find out what the hell is happening. Maybe I'm missing something right under my nose, and thats why im asking for help. If this has happened to anyone and you have found a solution, PLEASE tell me.

I would GREATLY APPRECIATE any help people can give me! thank you!