I need a software that compares two text files and then highlight the difference between them?

Question

i am trying to get the changes made in registry after a software is being installed in my system

Answer 1

ExamDiff (only ASCII files supported)

http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp?page=edp_examdiff



xdelta (supports binary files)

http://sourceforge.net/projects/xdelta/



Java xdelta (supports binary files)

http://sourceforge.net/projects/javaxdelta/



GNU Diff Utilities

http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/diffutils.html



WinMerge

http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/



KDiff3

http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/



CSDiff (supports folders, ASCII, Microsoft Word and RTF files)

http://www.componentsoftware.com/Products/CSDiff/highlights.htm



For Linux/Unix, you can use diff command.

Answer 2

There are many free programs like this, here's one. It has a download link at the top... Also check http://www.download.com if this one isn't quite what you're looking for.



I think you'd have to export the registries to regular text files for this to be effective.

Answer 3

As suggested by another user also, I have been using BeyondCompare for this for a while and it is simply very good. My experience has been very good with this.



Download Link



http://www.scootersoftware.com/download.php

Answer 4

go 2 download .com and in the search type highlighter .im sure youll get it

Answer 5

"examdiff" is the one I use. Certainly encourage others to use it too.

Answer 6

there is no such software.. as per my knowledge