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    From hex1A4@hexonea4@hexonea4.net to alt.os.linux.mint on Sat Dec 6 17:01:02 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.mint

    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?
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  • From Paul@nospam@needed.invalid to alt.os.linux.mint on Sat Dec 6 16:45:25 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.mint

    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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  • From Alan K.@alan@invalid.com to alt.os.linux.mint on Sat Dec 6 17:11:42 2025
    From Newsgroup: alt.os.linux.mint

    On 12/6/25 4:45 PM, Paul wrote:
    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

    @OP
    Mine is in /home/alan/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32
    Do you have one there?
    --
    Linux Mint 22.2, Mozilla Thunderbird 140.5.0esr, Mozilla Firefox 145.0.2
    Alan K.
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