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Intro

Backing up a creatures game , so that you can re-install without the original CD
(this backs up *everything!!* including norns and worlds)

Note: See the last tutorial about running with No CD or a fake cd if you have lost your
creatures disk :)


Note: If you are using this to run C3 in multiple computers , you are in breach of the terms
of the EULA, you have 1 license for 1 machine. No more. So behave goddamit. :p



The procedure... which sounds kinky


First up... run Regedit

Start--> run -->  type 'regedit' without quotes --> ok

If you dont know what this is, umm, try by all means, but, be carefull, I'm not
responsible (for anything). :)


Right, now you have regedit open, expand
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
now expand
Software
and scroll to find
CyberLife Technology
then select
Creatures 3

Don't expand this, just right click on this key and choose Export from the popup.
Save this in your creatures 3 directory, i.e. c:\program files\creatures3\file1.reg
though, yours may be different.

Now scroll to find
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
and as again expand
Software
and once again
CyberLife Technology
...
Creatures 3

right click  this and save again, i.e.
c:\program files\creatures3\file2.reg

Why? These files let creatures know where it is...
without them you get errors if you try to backup/reinstall, so
dont even bother..you *can* use someone else's reg files
but only if you A)used the same install path
or B) edit them in notepad -_-


At this point you should have your regular C3 directory, with 2
new .reg files placed in it.
Go back one folder,and zip the *whole* folder, or
select everything in it, and zip it.

Done!

Restoring things:


That's it... next time your system is wiped, you just unzip all the files to where
they were before...
Then run the reg files, it will add the information creatures needs back into the
registry automatically...

And perhaps any shortcuts you saved...


Note: I meant to write something in here.. But I forgot :D yay to me!