Microsoft KB Archive/161211

= Dreamworks: Exporting Saved Games From the Registry =

Article ID: 161211

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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 * Microsoft DreamWorks Interactive Goosebumps Escape from Horrorland
 * Microsoft DreamWorks Interactive The Neverhood

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This article was previously published under Q161211



SUMMARY
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.

The following article provides on how to export your saved games from the Windows registry for the programs listed at the top of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To export your saved DreamWorks games from the Windows registry, use the corresponding section below.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. The registry is a system-wide database used for storing Windows 95 software and hardware configuration settings.

Escape from HorrorLand: Exporting a Saved Game
 Click the Start button, and then click Run. Type the following and then click OK:

regedit

 When the Registry Editor appears, double-click the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder. Double-click the SOFTWARE folder, and then the DreamWorks Interactive folder.  Click the HorrorLand folder once. A list of data is displayed on the right-hand side of the paned window.

Each saved game has two associated entries. You need to export SAVEGAME#(where # is the game number being saved) and GAME# together. If you saved your game under the name Goose, there is a key named SAVEGAME# with a value equal to "GOOSE". There is also be a key named GAME# that contains the actual data for the saved game. These two files must remain together.

For example, if you saved two games in Goosebumps: Escape from HorrorLand using two different names (Goose and Bumps), your registry information would look similar to the below information:       Name                      Data

SAVEGAME0                  "GOOSE" GAME0                      00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 77 76 31 30... SAVEGAME1                  "BUMPS" GAME0                      00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 77 76 31 30...  Click the SAVEGAME# entry to select it, then hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and click the GAME# entry. This selects both entries.</li> On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.</li> Type a name for the registry file in the File Name box, and Save it to the location of your choice using the Save In box. Your registry file has now been saved with your game information.</li> To import your saved game into Goosebumps, double-click the .reg file you saved in Step 8. This automatically be imports it into the Windows 95 registry.</li> Enter Goosebumps and load your imported game.</li></ol>

Exporting a Saved Game for The Neverhood
<ol> Click the Start button, and then click Run.</li> Type the following and click OK:

regedit

</li> When the Registry Editor appears, double-click the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder.</li> Double-click the SOFTWARE folder, and then the DreamWorks Interactive folder.</li> Double-click the Neverhood folder, and then the Saved Games folder.</li> Your saved games are listed under the Saved Games folder. Select the game you want to export.</li> On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.</li> Type a name for the registry file in the File Name box, and Save it to the location of your choice using the Save In box. Your registry file is now saved with your game information.</li> To import your saved game back into The Neverhood, double-click the .reg file you saved in Step 8. This automatically imports it into the Windows 95 registry.</li> Enter The Neverhood and load your imported game.</li></ol>

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