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Rodney edited this page May 29, 2023 · 2 revisions

Fallout: New Vegas will not launch unless a specific registry key exists. To run the game simply create an empty key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT via the registry editor and name it com.epicgames.launcher. Below you'll find various methods.

Install Registry file (Windows)

Download this file: https://legendary.gl/assets/fnv_fix.reg, then double-click it and confirm to update the registry.

Command line

Windows

Run the following in a command line running as administrator (right click -> run as administrator):

reg add HKCR\com.epicgames.launcher

Linux/macOS

Run the following command inside the used Wine prefix:

wine reg add HKCR\\com.epicgames.launcher

regedit

Open regedit and create a key like so:
2023-05-28_22-55-29_OeXV7h

On Linux/macOS: run wine regedit inside the used Wine prefix to.