Run UT2004 Without Registry Entries/Portable

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Mang Nux

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Is there any way to get UT2004 to run without it's registry entries? If you put the old UT's file directory on a thumb drive, it's 'plug and play', but UT2004 won't run unless you install it's registry entries. It doesn't really have much:

Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Unreal Technology]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Unreal Technology\Installed Apps]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Unreal Technology\Installed Apps\UT2004]
[B]"CDKey"="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"[/B]
"ADMIN_RIGHTS"="You need to run this program as an administrator, not as a guest or limited user account."
"Folder"="D:\\Program Files (x86)\\Unreal Anthology\\UT2004"
"NO_DISC"="No disc in drive.  Please insert the disc labeled 'Unreal Tournament 2004 Play Disc' to continue."
"NO_DRIVE"="No CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive detected."
"TITLEBAR"="Unreal Tournament 2004"
"Version"="1"
"WRONG_DISC"="Wrong disc in drive.  Please insert the disc labeled 'Unreal Tournament 2004 Play Disc' to continue."
"YEAR"="2004"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Unreal Anthology]
"I_UT2004"="D:\\Program Files (x86)\\Unreal Anthology"

And the bold CD key line is actually the only one it needs.

Is there any way around this?
 

Raynor.Z

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Theoretically, it's possible by implementing similar launcher various portable applications use that normally depend on several registry entries and other dependencies.