If you are staring at the "Paul.dll is missing" error right now, take a deep breath. The problem is not your PC. You have not broken anything. By following the five fixes above—particularly the GFWL reinstall or the XLiveLess patch—you will be exploring Albion, pulling off heroic poses, and breaking every window in Brightwall Village within the hour.
Specifically, it belongs to , a controversial copy-protection technology developed by Sony DADC. In the early 2010s, many PC games used SecuROM to prevent piracy. The software would perform a "disc check" or verify the game's license online before allowing the executable file to launch.
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