How can I compare registry easily?

[Bernhard Holzmayer]

Hi there,

Would like to know how can I compare registries easily?
Any application to do so?

Thanks

There are parts which will always differ (dynamic entries).
I guess, you're interested only in parts of the registry, therefore.

What I do in such a case is:
export both registries (or part of) in REGEDIT 4 mode
(which is readable ASCII ) .
compare both with a tool like 'diff', 'windiff',...

if you want to find changes which are made during a running
application or a program installation,
installer tools (Wise, Installshield) do a really good job.


Bernhard

 

[Bernhard Holzmayer]

Hi there,

Would like to know how can I compare registries easily?
Any application to do so?

Thanks

There are parts which will always differ (dynamic entries).
I guess, you're interested only in parts of the registry, therefore.

What I do in such a case is:
export both registries (or part of) in REGEDIT 4 mode
(which is readable ASCII ) .
compare both with a tool like 'diff', 'windiff',...

if you want to find changes which are made during a running
application or a program installation,
installer tools (Wise, Installshield) do a really good job.


Bernhard

 

[alextoh]

Hi there,

Would like to know how can I compare registries easily?
Any application to do so?

Thanks

 

[Alex]

Hi bernard,

Thanks for the reply. I did use windiff but when I change
say the volume controls of the wallpaper, nothing is
picked up by it. It only stated the blanks are different.

thanks

Alex

 

[Alex]

Hi bernard,

Thanks for the reply. I did use windiff but when I change
say the volume controls of the wallpaper, nothing is
picked up by it. It only stated the blanks are different.

thanks

Alex

 

[Igor Green]

Thanks for the reply. I did use windiff but when I change

say the volume controls of the wallpaper, nothing is
picked up by it. It only stated the blanks are different.

Does it display export files correctly? The problem is Win2K registry
export is Unicode, and Windiff does not fully support it. You can try
our Compare It! tool from http://www.grigsoft.com/, and it works much
faster.

Igor Green
http://www.grigsoft.com/

 

[Igor Green]

Thanks for the reply. I did use windiff but when I change

say the volume controls of the wallpaper, nothing is
picked up by it. It only stated the blanks are different.

Does it display export files correctly? The problem is Win2K registry
export is Unicode, and Windiff does not fully support it. You can try
our Compare It! tool from http://www.grigsoft.com/, and it works much
faster.

Igor Green
http://www.grigsoft.com/