[Bug 32574] New: Patrician 4 fails to start (Error in 'App::Initialize')

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32574

Bug #: 32574
           Summary: Patrician 4 fails to start (Error in
                    'App::Initialize')
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.5.20
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

Created attachment 42991
  --> http://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=42991
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Both the Steam and Gamersgate versions of the game have this bug. Only the base
game is affected, the expansion (Patrician 4: Rise of a Dynasty) which requires
the base game to be installed, doesn't have the problem.

After starting the game with Patrician4.exe, an error message is shown:
"D:\GMProjects\Patrician3\App\App.cpp(732): Error in 'App::Initialize'
.
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Installation corrupt: 2:0xffffffff"

This error message comes up in this forum thread @Kalypso:
http://forum.kalypsomedia.com/showthread.php?tid=11896&pid=113448#pid113...

The answer was that the user had to update root certificates in Windows XP.
A +loaddll log reveals that crypt32.dll and wintrust.dll are indeed loaded when
I start the game.
Appdata.dll in the installed game directory contains a certification (the file
properties dialog under Windows shows it).
I wonder if a +crypt or +wintrust debug log would be of any help.

The game should start with a launcher asking you for registering the game
@Kalypso. I tried with native crypt32 and received a crash along with a
backtrace somewhere in Wine's wintrust component.