"Error in getting registry information" means that you did not do the registry part right ... Follow every step here and it will work:
I've never seen the "can only import binary registryfiles" error .. Maybe you should screenshot it ...
I know how to repair "can only import binary registryfiles".
You have to write REGEDIT4 in the .reg file.
It have to looks like it:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Maxis\SimCity]
"Locale"="en_US"
"Install Dir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SimCity\\"