diff --git a/stepmania/src/smpackage/SMPackageUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/smpackage/SMPackageUtil.cpp
index e25c8a73e8..9e46dfae88 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/smpackage/SMPackageUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/smpackage/SMPackageUtil.cpp
@@ -71,3 +71,22 @@ void AddStepManiaInstallDir( CString sNewInstallDir )
 }
 
 
+bool GetPref( CString name, bool &val )
+{
+	CRegistry Reg;
+	Reg.SetRootKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
+	Reg.SetKey("Software\\StepMania\\smpackage", FALSE);	// don't create if not already present
+	return Reg.Read( name, val );
+}
+
+bool SetPref( CString name, bool val )
+{
+	CRegistry Reg;
+	Reg.SetRootKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
+	Reg.SetKey("Software\\StepMania\\smpackage", TRUE);	// don't create if not already present
+	Reg.WriteBool( name, val );
+	return false;
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackageUtil.h b/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackageUtil.h
index ba84e034c7..98998018f5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackageUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/smpackage/smpackageUtil.h
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ void WriteStepManiaInstallDirs( const CStringArray& asInstallDirsToWrite );
 void GetStepManiaInstallDirs( CStringArray& asInstallDirsOut );
 void AddStepManiaInstallDir( CString sNewInstallDir );
 
+bool GetPref( CString name, bool &val );
+bool SetPref( CString name, bool val );
+
 #endif