From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 12/6/2025 12:01 PM, hex1A4 wrote:   
   > Hello.   
   >   
   > On Linux Mint 21.3 XFCE I have games that used to work for years but now   
   > stopped working.   
   >   
   > The errors are as follows:   
   >   
   > --- BloodRayne 2 ---   
   >   
   > env WINEPREFIX="~/.wine" wine-stable C:\\\\windows\\\\command\\\   
   > \start.exe /Unix ~/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/Public/Desktop/Launch\\   
   > BloodRayne\\ 2.lnk   
   > 0034:err:module:process_init L"C:\\windows\\system32\\winemenubuilder.exe"   
   > not found   
   > 002c:err:wineboot:process_run_key Error running cmd L"C:\\windows\   
   > \system32\\winemenubuilder.exe -a -r" (126).   
   > 0054:err:ntoskrnl:ZwLoadDriver failed to create driver L"\\Registry\   
   > \Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\nsiproxy": c0000003   
   > WARNING: radv is not a conformant Vulkan implementation, testing use only.   
   > WARNING: radv is not a conformant Vulkan implementation, testing use only.   
   > Application could not be started, or no application associated with the   
   > specified file.   
   > ShellExecuteEx failed: Invalid window handle.   
   >   
   > Exit 1   
   >   
   > ------   
   >   
   > --- BloodRayne ---   
   >   
   > env WINEPREFIX="~/.wine" wine-stable "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\\   
   > \BloodRayne\\\\rayne.exe"   
   > 0034:err:module:process_init L"C:\\windows\\system32\\winemenubuilder.exe"   
   > not found   
   > 002c:err:wineboot:process_run_key Error running cmd L"C:\\windows\   
   > \system32\\winemenubuilder.exe -a -r" (126).   
   > 0054:err:ntoskrnl:ZwLoadDriver failed to create driver L"\\Registry\   
   > \Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\nsiproxy": c0000003   
   > WARNING: radv is not a conformant Vulkan implementation, testing use only.   
   > WARNING: radv is not a conformant Vulkan implementation, testing use only.   
   > Exit 2   
   > 0070:err:rpc:RpcAssoc_BindConnection syntax {57c680ac-7bce-4f39-97fd-   
   > ffea566754d5}, 0.0 not supported   
   >   
   > ------   
   >   
   > Any ideas on how to get these games to work in Mint 21.3?   
   >   
      
       "winemenubuilder.exe is responsible for turning Windows .lnk files into   
   Linux .desktop files"   
      
   That's what a Google says about the missing file.   
      
   *******   
      
   Your thread.   
      
      https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=458417   
      
   Since there was some transition from Nvidia 550 to 580, and   
   in the news there was mention that NVidia no longer supports   
   GTX10x0 cards, I would do an inxi and see if there is evidence   
   the wheels have fallen off a driver.   
      
   That's because I can see some reports of "slow FPS" in the Games forum.   
   I've been expecting this -- that some day, my fleet of 1030/1050ti/1650   
   would go out of support and there would be a rash of driver-related fallout.   
      
      https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewforum.php?f=225   
      
   On this one, in the inxi output:   
      
      https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=457810   
      
   Graphics:   
     Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1080] vendor: ZOTAC driver:   
      
        nvidia v: 580.95.05       <=== old driver ripped out   
      
        arch: Pascal pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none off:   
   HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, DVI-D-1   
        bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1b80 class-ID: 0300   
     Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X:   
      
        loaded: N/A   
      
       unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa   
      
        failed: nvidia   
      
       dri: swrast gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch   
       display-ID: :0 screens: 1   
      
   Just a wild guess, grasping at straws.   
      
   Check your dmesg too, as in   
      
        dmesg   
        sudo dmesg    # if ubuntu side effects   
      
      Paul   
      
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