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The article describes how to use the Windiff.exe utility to compare the contents of two files to see if they are the same.The creation date and file byte count are unreliable.
Sometimes you can experience unusual program behavior, like when you suspect that a file is damaged, or that two files have the same byte count but different dates.You want to make sure that they are the same.If a file is suspect, it's usually best to copy from a known good file.The solution prevents you from knowing if the original file was damaged.It is important to determine if this is a network or system problem.
Windiff.exe can be found on the original CD-ROM in the SupportTools folder.The support tools can be installed from the SupportTools folder.The Support.cab file has Windiff.exe in it.Every service pack has support.cab included.
Windiff.exe is included in the Windows NT Resource Kit.The Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit Support Tools can be downloaded from the Microsoft website.
If you want to compare program source code, the Windiff.exe utility graphically illustrates the differences between the two files.Windiff.exe can be used to compare trees.A summary of the comparison status of a list of files can be seen on the display.
In the Select First File dialog box, locate and click a file name for the first file in the comparison, and then click Open.
In the Select Second File dialog box, locate and click a file name for the second file in the comparison, and then click Open.
Click the first line in the Windiff.exe output results to view the actual file differences.
You can type the two folder names that you want to compare in the Select Directories dialog box.The include subdirectories check box should be selected if you want to include subfolders.
Click the line that you want in the Windiff.exe output results to view the actual file differences.
Windiff.exe can be run from the command line.The Windiff.exe Help file contains more information about how to use the program.
You can compare a local file to a questionable file at a remote site with the other utilities that are available.
If you want to compare two files at a local site, you can use the Fc.exe and Comp.dll file compare commands.The commands are run from a prompt.
Fc.exe can be used to compare two files on a line-by-line basis.It has a number of command-line options.The fc /b command can be used to compare two files.To find a complete list of options, type fc.There is a command prompt.
Comp.exe can be used to compare files in two different places.To compare all the.dll files in the same folder on a different computer, type the following at a command prompt.
You can use a compression utility to compare a local file to a remote file.Pkzip.exe can be used to zip the file at both the local and remote sites.It is quicker to use the pkzip -e0 option if you want to zip a large file.The pkzip -v command can be used to look at theCRC32 value for the.ZIP files.The files are the same for the remote and local sites.
If you use Pkzip.exe to zip a file before sending it to a remote site, you will receive an error message if the file is damaged in transit.The file was conveyed without damage if you did not receive an error message.