HELP ME PLS

[Nexoma]

Hi, I can no longer play my paradox games and each time it is reinstalled, it marks me in the dowser's logs
2022-10-13 19:25:31 [main] [INFO] Dowser version: 2020.1
2022-10-13 19:25:31 [main] [INFO] The `launcherpath` file does not exists:
C:\Users\Nicolas Pineau\AppData\Local\Paradox Interactive\launcherpath
2022-10-13 19:25:31 [main] [INFO] Trying to fix existing installation in "/passive" mode
2022-10-13 19:25:31 [main] [ERROR] Fixing existing installation failed:
exit status 1605
2022-10-13 19:25:31 [main] [INFO] Running regular installation in "/passive" mode
2022-10-13 19:25:36 [main] [ERROR] Encountered installation error: exit status 1603
2022-10-13 19:25:36 [main] [INFO] Retrying installation on non-passive mode
2022-10-13 19:25:47 [main] [CRITICAL] Failed to install Paradox Launcher:
exit status 1603
2022-10-13 19:30:19 [main] [INFO] Dowser version: 2020.1
2022-10-13 19:30:19 [main] [INFO] The `launcherpath` file does not exists:
C:\Users\Nicolas Pineau\AppData\Local\Paradox Interactive\launcherpath
2022-10-13 19:30:19 [main] [INFO] Trying to fix existing installation in "/passive" mode
2022-10-13 19:30:19 [main] [ERROR] Fixing existing installation failed:
exit status 1605
2022-10-13 19:30:19 [main] [INFO] Running regular installation in "/passive" mode
2022-10-13 19:30:22 [main] [ERROR] Encountered installation error: exit status 1603
2022-10-13 19:30:22 [main] [INFO] Retrying installation on non-passive mode
2022-10-13 19:30:30 [main] [CRITICAL] Failed to install Paradox Launcher:
exit status 1603
2022-10-13 19:31:52 [main] [INFO] Dowser version: 2020.1
2022-10-13 19:31:52 [main] [INFO] The `launcherpath` file does not exists:
C:\Users\Nicolas Pineau\AppData\Local\Paradox Interactive\launcherpath
2022-10-13 19:31:52 [main] [INFO] Trying to fix existing installation in "/passive" mode
2022-10-13 19:31:52 [main] [ERROR] Fixing existing installation failed:
exit status 1605
2022-10-13 19:31:52 [main] [INFO] Running regular installation in "/passive" mode
2022-10-13 19:31:54 [main] [ERROR] Encountered installation error: exit status 1603
2022-10-13 19:31:54 [main] [INFO] Retrying installation on non-passive mode
2022-10-13 19:32:14 [main] [CRITICAL] Failed to install Paradox Launcher:
exit status 1603

after several tests I still can't make it work

 

[AndrewT]

The 1603/1605 errors we see there are typically a previous other installation stuck, or a problem in the Windows update/install processes.

If you see msiexec running in Task manager-processes, kill it and try this launcher install again please.

Otherwise run the Update app in Windows, does it load okay, find anything to apply - whether a patch, update, or whole new Windows 10 version? If so do that and reboot, then try this launcher install again please.

If still no good, do you see Paradox Launcher v2 in the Windows Control Panel to uninstall? If so does it uninstall cleanly, or get an error doing that? You can use this MS tool to clear the stuck install/uninstall:

Fix problems that block programs from being installed or removed - Microsoft Support

The Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter helps you automatically repair issues when you're blocked from installing or removing programs.

support.microsoft.com

IF that doesn't help, in this folder are some .log files:
C:/users//AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
Please attach them here.

Note you can run most of your games directly from their .exe file, bypassing the launcher.