http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25906
--- Comment #10 from Dan Kegel dank@kegel.com 2011-07-28 12:09:39 CDT --- Created an attachment (id=35729) --> (http://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=35729) console output from starting launcher
Here's a console log from current git. (The wineprefix is clean except for vcrun2008 and flash, neither of which are needed to get to this point). The screen shows a big grey square, and (if you move it with alt-click-drag) behind it a black area with a 'sony online entertainment' logo. Minimizing and maximizing, or clicking on, the task doesn't help.
'winetricks ie8' works around this still (though you have to then alt-click-drag the grey window away) and lets you log in and update your installation.