had problems

if you have problems with spore cause i also have spore do this 1. Open C:\Windows\regedit as administrator

2. Find
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432node\Electronic Arts\SPORE

3. Add the following as string value if they are not there
AppDir = SPORE
DataDir = C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data\
InstallLoc = C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\SPORE
PlayerDir = My Spore Creations

4. Add the following as 32bit DWORD value
ReIndexYesOrNo = 0
InstallCompleted = 1

5. Open Spore and have fun

Note: change the blue text to your installation directory, the one shown is the default directory

>blue text was the c:\ files next to DataDir and InstallLoc
I tried looking for the exact place but I couldn't find the files to change.

Maybe you will have more luck

The above procedure worked for me, I just changed:

AppDir = Spore
DataDir = C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Spore\Data\
InstallLoc = C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Spore