Kotor Tool won't work

[N-DReW25 1,336]

So I'm not 100% sure if this belongs here but every time I launch Kotor Tool I am greeted with an error saying

 

"We've attempted to detect your KotOR installation, but please verify the directories are correct."

 

Then after that Path Manager opens and in the kotor root path it has: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\swkotor   Which is my normal root path so I can't change it because that is the correct path

 

Then after that a message saying

 

"Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately.

 

Could not find file 'C:\chitin.key'."

 

Then when Kotor Tool actually opens its Just blank no options nothing except for the options on the top so does anyone knows what happened and how to fix this.

 

[Fair Strides 509]

Might try deleting the settings.xml file in KotOR Tool's folder and re-opening it.

[N-DReW25 1,336]

That didn't do anything

[DarthParametric 3,782]

For non-CD versions, set your location via registry keys. Copy and past the relevant version below into a text file, and change the extension from TXT to REG. Double-click it and answer yes when it asks you if you want to add it to the registry.

 

For 64bit:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\BioWare\SW\KOTOR]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LucasArts\KotOR2]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

For 32bit:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BioWare\SW\KOTOR]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts\KotOR2]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

=================================================================================================================================

Edit 2022: I have created a script that can automate this process. It's available here - https://github.com/DarthParametric/KOTOR_Registry_Install_Path_Editor/releases/latest

After downloading the CMD file, simply double-click it to run it. Alternatively, you may need to right-click on it and choose Run As Administrator. The script will scan the registry looking for any install info for CD, GOG, and Steam versions of both games. If it finds them it will display the listed install path. You can choose to edit the CD version's key with the install path of either the GOG or Steam versions (assuming they exist on your system), or create the CD key with that info if it doesn't exist.

[N-DReW25 1,336]

For non-CD versions, set your location via registry keys. Copy and past the relevant version below into a text file, and change the extension from TXT to REG. Double-click it and answer yes when it asks you if you want to add it to the registry.

 

Ok so were do I place the REG folder 

[DarthParametric 3,782]

Create a new text file anywhere. On your desktop for example. Copy and paste either the 32bit or 64bit version of the text above, depending on what version your OS is. Change the path info to whatever your local K1/TSL install directories are (note that you must use double slashes, not single). Save the text file and close it. Change the file extension of the text file from TXT to REG. Now double click on the REG file. A window will pop up asking if you want to add the information to the registry. Click yes. A confirmation window should say it was added successfully. That's it, you can now delete the REG file. Now older tools that use a registry lookup will be able to find your KOTOR install automatically. For KOTOR Tool you will want to delete the settings.xml file as Fair Strides suggested.

[N-DReW25 1,336]

 Change the path info to whatever your local K1/TSL install directories are (note that you must use double slashes, not single). Save the text file and close it.

Okay so by change path you mean change

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\BioWare\SW\KOTOR]

Into my game path which is

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\swkotor

So so I Just type

[C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\swkotor]

[DarthParametric 3,782]

No. The path value. Like this:

 

For 64bit:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\BioWare\SW\KOTOR]
"Path"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\swkotor"

For 32bit:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BioWare\SW\KOTOR]
"Path"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\swkotor"

You haven't mentioned TSL, so I assume you don't have it, or not the Steam version anyway.

[N-DReW25 1,336]

You haven't mentioned TSL, so I assume you don't have it, or not the Steam version anyway.

 

 

 

 

Oh I do  have TSL for steam but when Kotor tool worked it never worked so if I had to mod TSL I would have to change the k1 path and replace it with the TSL path so the k1 resource tree would be the TSL resource tree even though its in the place were k1 should be.

 

So I attempted it and like before it had no effect though i'm not 100% sure if I did it correctly

[DarthParametric 3,782]

Here, try this. You obviously have a 64bit version of Windows (indicated by the Program Files (x86) folder). I also added in TSL.

 

Make sure you delete the KT settings.xml file after adding the registry info. You may even want to try uninstalling KT and reinstalling it.

KOTOR_Registry_Keys_x64.zip

[N-DReW25 1,336]

Well I reinstalled Kotor Tool and it worked BETTER than before.

 

Thank You

[ricochet_34 0]

The KOTOR tool is being a royal pain. 

 

I only have TSL installed,  had downloaded the reg files above in the thread.  ( I had deleted the KOTOR 1 registry parts,  as I do not have kotor installed.. )

 

When the KOTOR tool loads,  I follow through with the first run configuration.  I delete the kotor directory,  ( as the game is not installed, ) & KOTOR 2 is auto-detected in the proper directory.

 

The error I get is;

 

" Could not find file "C\chitin.key" ?  

 

I have tried copying the chitin.key file from the KOTOR 2 directory to the C:\ drive,  however I then get an error message:

 

"Chitin.key file not valid"

Your KOTOR 1 chitin.key file appears to be corrupt.

You may want to reinstall KOTOR II to fix this.

 

 

I had installed KOTOR 2 properly,  however I do not even have kotor 1 installed.   Had installed the appropriate Microsoft framework prior to installation.. 

 

Do I need to install kotor 1 just so that I can actually load the damned editor ?  LOL...

 

Thank you for your assistance.

[Fair Strides 509]

For simplicity's sake, just put the KotOR 2 path in as the KotOR 1 path.

[Mellowtron11 180]

So I'm not 100% sure if this belongs here but every time I launch Kotor Tool I am greeted with an error saying

 

"We've attempted to detect your KotOR installation, but please verify the directories are correct."

 

Then after that Path Manager opens and in the kotor root path it has: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\swkotor   Which is my normal root path so I can't change it because that is the correct path

 

Then after that a message saying

 

"Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately.

 

Could not find file 'C:\chitin.key'."

 

Then when Kotor Tool actually opens its Just blank no options nothing except for the options on the top so does anyone knows what happened and how to fix this.

Sorry for bringing this old topic back, but the same thing just happened to me yesterday night. I've  tried reinstalling the tool, but have had no luck. I'm using the US 4 CD version.

For non-CD versions, set your location via registry keys. Copy and past the relevant version below into a text file, and change the extension from TXT to REG. Double-click it and answer yes when it asks you if you want to add it to the registry.

 

For 64bit:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\BioWare\SW\KOTOR]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LucasArts\KotOR2]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

For 32bit:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BioWare\SW\KOTOR]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts\KotOR2]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

Would these registry key work the same for the 4 CD version (except for the location destination, which would obviously be changed)?

 

Might try deleting the settings.xml file in KotOR Tool's folder and re-opening it.

Should this be the first step in trying to troubleshoot this problem?

[DarthParametric 3,782]

Would these registry key work the same for the 4 CD version (except for the location destination, which would obviously be changed)?

Those keys are what the CD version already uses, hence why you need it for the other versions (seeing as they didn't exist when KTool was coded). There should be no need to use it for the CD version unless you have manually moved the install folder.

[N-DReW25 1,336]

Sorry for bringing this old topic back, but the same thing just happened to me yesterday night. I've  tried reinstalling the tool, but have had no luck. I'm using the US 4 CD version.

Would these registry key work the same for the 4 CD version (except for the location destination, which would obviously be changed)?

 

Should this be the first step in trying to troubleshoot this problem?

I ran Kotor tool in administrator mode and it worked again. Only downside was I now have a Windows 7 style border around Kotor Tool on a Windows 10 Computer, everything works though.

[Mellowtron11 180]

I ran Kotor tool in administrator mode and it worked again. Only downside was I now have a Windows 7 style border around Kotor Tool on a Windows 10 Computer, everything works though.

Okay, that did the trick. Do I have to run it as an admin from this point on then? Thanks for the assist.

[N-DReW25 1,336]

Okay, that did the trick. Do I have to run it as an admin from this point on then? Thanks for the assist.

I'm not sure whether I flipped some sort of option to make it run admin all the time or it runs admin all the time, sorry about that.

[DarthParametric 3,782]

If you are running it from a folder under Program Files then you will likely need to always run it as an admin. Right click on the exe, Properties, click Run as Administrator. That will enable it permanently.

[Guest Qui-Gon Glenn]

^^^ You could also do that to a shortcut, if for some reason you wanted to be able to run KT not in Admin mode sometimes.

 

DPs suggestion is the simplest!

[Mellowtron11 180]

If you are running it from a folder under Program Files then you will likely need to always run it as an admin. Right click on the exe, Properties, click Run as Administrator. That will enable it permanently.

 

^^^ You could also do that to a shortcut, if for some reason you wanted to be able to run KT not in Admin mode sometimes.

 

DPs suggestion is the simplest!

I had to mess around with the properties tab a bit, but I got it working to run as an admin. Thanks for your help!

[Def not the sandvich 4]

is there a less dicey way to do this? 

[A. Murry 2]

On 7/15/2016 at 4:34 AM, DarthParametric said:

For non-CD versions, set your location via registry keys. Copy and past the relevant version below into a text file, and change the extension from TXT to REG. Double-click it and answer yes when it asks you if you want to add it to the registry.

 

For 64bit:

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\BioWare\SW\KOTOR]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LucasArts\KotOR2]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

For 32bit:

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BioWare\SW\KOTOR]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts\KotOR2]
"Path"="X:\\YOUR_DIR\\HERE"

This just saved me, Thanks for taking the time to explain this all those years ago  Works like a charm with windows 10. 

[DarthValeria 26]

On 7/16/2016 at 8:10 AM, DarthParametric said:

Here, try this. You obviously have a 64bit version of Windows (indicated by the Program Files (x86) folder). I also added in TSL.

 

Make sure you delete the KT settings.xml file after adding the registry info. You may even want to try uninstalling KT and reinstalling it.

KOTOR_Registry_Keys_x64.zip 392 B · 116 downloads

It seems your registry has been broken

[Hellraiser988 1]

Doesn't work