How do you go about comparing two files in windows?
Leo

Leo Kerner wrote:
> How do you go about comparing two files in windows?

Depending on what you want..

Open a command prompt and type in:

comp /?

OR

fc /?

One of those two command lines.

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Leo Kerner wrote:

> How do you go about comparing two files in windows?
Hi

Microsoft's Windiff.exe is an option.

It is to be found on a Win2k/WinXP CD, in the Support Tools

Install "Support Tools" by starting suptools.msi from
<cd-drive>\Support\Tools\

Also note that there is updated versions of Support Tools available:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...1-ba8011fabf38

After the install, you will find Windiff.exe in
%ProgramFiles%\Support Tools\


Two other free file/folder difference analysis tools:

CSDIFF
http://www.componentsoftware.com/Pro...Diff/index.htm

FCU File-Compare Utility
http://www.geherbert.de/fcumain.html



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