After importing reg file, game says "not properly installed".

[BuckoA511]

I'm not sure what the purpose of the registry keys contained in the "King Kong sig edition.reg" file are, but after importing them, the game will no longer start, a prompt window appears saying "Peter Jackson's King Kong is not properly installed". I had to run a repair install from the CD before the game would start again.

I'm installing from the original Ubisoft retail copy.

[WIFIDarthMaul]

That's what the .reg file is for, to fix that error. Its just a registry fix for the game's path. The reason why it is fixed when running from the CD installer is because the CD installer adds it to the registry automatically upon installation.

[WIFIDarthMaul]

Didn't mean to close the chat

[BuckoA511]

Ok, I suggest changing the install instructions then to say skip the part about importing the registry keys if you install the game from retail CD?

[WIFIDarthMaul]

Well, because if you move the game's folder into a different directory, say to a different drive or even a different folder, it will give that error as well. It's just easier to double-click the .reg file and fix the issue, than to uninstall the game then reinstall it in the different directory of your choosing, from the official CD based installer. Also some people just have a rip of the game files and don't have the official installer, and therefore have to fix the error via the .reg file.

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On Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 2:41 AM BuckoA511 ***@***.***> wrote: Ok, I suggest changing the install instructions then to say skip the part about importing the registry keys if you install the game from retail CD? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#4 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJBOJ3NERGDLJ5L5J2PUP3LWINLFZANCNFSM6AAAAAASADQWTU> . You are receiving this because you modified the open/close state.Message ID: <WIFIDarthMaul/Peter-Jackson-s-King-Kong-Signature-Edition-Fix/issues/4/1315047897 @github.com>

[BuckoA511]

Still I'd say it's confusing for people who are installing from CD, I thought the patch had not worked, had I been a less experienced user I might have just given up at that point.

[BuckoA511]

Also I'm not fully understanding why importing the reg keys can break things. I get that the CD installer creates these keys, but then surely importing your reg file would only write the same keys back again to the registry, yet somehow it just breaks things instead?

Perhaps a better approach would be to write a simple NSIS or similar installer that first checks the keys against the directory the game is in and updates if necessary.

I appreciate that's a little bit of a faff for something that can easily be solved with a modicum of Windows troubleshooting though.

Also thanks for patching this game it's a really interesting title that did things differently and mostly managed not to suck at all like most movie games.

[WIFIDarthMaul]

It shouldn't give the error if installed from the official CD and with the patch copied over, but then again alot about this game is broken, including the controls, framerate, etc. I'll make sure to update it to make it easier to understand. Sorry for the troubles and you're welcome. For the longest time this game was unplayable because of Starforce. I own it on every platform and this game was a childhood classic, so I had to get it working somehow.

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On Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 3:20 AM BuckoA511 ***@***.***> wrote: Still I'd say it's confusing for people who are installing from CD, I thought the patch had not worked, had I been a less experienced user I might have just given up at that point. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#4 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJBOJ3O7CFA5ZUDQX53LX6DWINPWNANCNFSM6AAAAAASADQWTU> . You are receiving this because you modified the open/close state.Message ID: <WIFIDarthMaul/Peter-Jackson-s-King-Kong-Signature-Edition-Fix/issues/4/1315097737 @github.com>

[WIFIDarthMaul]

It might have broken it because the .reg included in my patch contains a pathless directory meaning that the game can be launched from any directory, whereas the the registry path in the official CD installer only has C:\ as it's path, meaning that it can only be launched from that drive.

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On Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 3:24 AM BuckoA511 ***@***.***> wrote: Also I'm not fully understanding why importing the reg keys can break things. I get that the CD installer creates these keys, but then surely importing your reg file would only write the same keys back again to the registry, yet somehow it just breaks things instead? Perhaps a better approach would be to write a simple NSIS or similar installer that first checks the keys against the directory the game is in and updates if necessary. I appreciate that's a little bit of a faff for something that can easily be solved with a modicum of Windows troubleshooting though. Also thanks for patching this game it's a really interesting title that did things differently and mostly managed not to suck at all like most movie games. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#4 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJBOJ3LT2ZAWLOIFZH4WLUDWINQG7ANCNFSM6AAAAAASADQWTU> . You are receiving this because you modified the open/close state.Message ID: <WIFIDarthMaul/Peter-Jackson-s-King-Kong-Signature-Edition-Fix/issues/4/1315103234 @github.com>