Multiple Installations Question

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Hi folks, long time no post - hows it going? :P

I apologise if this is in the wrong place, feel free to move it if that's the case. As the title suggests, I've got a question about whether or not I'll run into problems with multiple installations of VII. I own a physical copy of the PC '98 version as well as a Steam copy. The Steam copy is installed and I don't want to convert it to mod (I'd rather keep the achievement and cloud saving functionality).

Will I run into problems if I install the original version aswell? This would obviously be to make use of mods. Ideally a person who's done this before will be able to answer. I can't remember if this is something I've actually done before back when the Square Enix store initially released it in 2012. I guess if nobody has an answer I can just go ahead and try it out, but I'm worried it'll bork if they share registry values or something.

Cheers, hope you're all doing well :)
 
I do have multiple copies installed, but I've had to modify each to point at a different place in the registry. I don't know if the Steam one does that, but I've had to change one of mine so I can make changes without altering a completely vanilla installation of the '98 version.

I think that only requires hex editing five or six bytes in the exe and the installer. It's easier to do this with the non-Steam version because Steam doesn't like edited files.
 
Does the Steam version use the same registry entries then? Or are your copies two of the PC '98?
 
My two are the '98. That's why I don't know what the Steam version does.
 
No prob, thanks. I guess I'm just going to have to fire ahead and see what comes of it. Worst comes to the worst I can uninstall/reinstall whichever version.
 
I am 99% sure you can install them side-by-side. I seem to remember having done this before, and I know I've looked into the Steam version's registry entries, but it's been a while so I can't remember what I actually found.
 
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