Rockstar launcher is broken again

The previous error 134 was no trouble anymore thanks to the fix.bat solution seen in this server. (thanks arieljuod). But today I had another Rockstar Launcher Update and it got broke again. The game wont launch. I tried some workarounds, like deleting the prefix, changing the prefix to the actual game folder, different wine versions, reboots, etc. What I get now is a error message telling that another instance of the Rockstar Launcher is already running and/or that the game should be reinstalled because the launcher was not found. Is anyone having the same error?
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CommandMC
CommandMC15mo ago
changing the prefix to the actual game folder
This is never a good idea
afraid-scarlet
afraid-scarletOP15mo ago
Oh sorry. Gonna check those. Thanks for now Ok. Good to know
afraid-scarlet
afraid-scarletOP15mo ago
Everytime I try to launch the game the Rockstar client installation begins. It seems it can't find it. Tried to install it before and after adding the fix.bat to the alternative EXE run. Also tried to fully download and reinstall the game. Same results. The game was working fine some days ago (RDR2).
deep-jade
deep-jade15mo ago
I see you changed wine version a few times in those logs, the game should work with wine-ge-proton so no need to try others. do this: - delete the prefix folder - remove the fix.bat configuration - keep wine-ge-latest - run the game once (it should install the rockstar launcher), log in, close it - set the fix.bat - launch the game the rockstar launcher should start and then the game should start if it doesn't work share a game log (you shared heroic's and legendary's log, but you didn't share the RDR2 log)
afraid-scarlet
afraid-scarletOP15mo ago
Thanks for the reply. I have tried that once or twice, as you said, running the game once and then setting the fix.bat. I tried that even after a complete reinstall.
afraid-scarlet
afraid-scarletOP15mo ago
deep-jade
deep-jade15mo ago
this error seems to be the problem:
Application could not be started, or no application associated with the specified file.
ShellExecuteEx failed: Access denied.
Application could not be started, or no application associated with the specified file.
ShellExecuteEx failed: Access denied.
is this file in this location inside the prefix? "C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\LauncherPatcher.exe" I've read some people had to change some things in that path (I think someone got the launcher installed in the Program Files (x86) folder instead of Program Files for exampl) make sure the fix.bat file references the exact path of the LauncherPatcher.exe file inside the prefix

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