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  • Re: any utilities: finding out what files copied during installations?

    From tivolinewbie@tivolinewbie@canada.com (Kenjis Kaan) to comp.os.ms-windows,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc on Thursday, August 07, 2003 07:28:55
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    anno_RemoveThisText_@opossum.rat.at wrote in message news:<bgss45$m3s$3@news.tuwien.ac.at>...
    Kenjis Kaan <tivolinewbie@canada.com> wrote:
    : I really wonder if there are any utilities out there that will tell
    : you
    : reliably what files are copied to your hard drive and what register
    : setting has been added/modified etc? I sometimes just wanted to know
    : so I can back up
    : the right files etc in order not having to do a full install
    : everytime. TIA


    try windiff. it makes a snapshot and compares this snapshot after a installation
    and gives the differences in files and registry.

    krgds
    AH.

    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Murphy was an optimist.

    Where can I find this windiff? A search on google reveals too many
    hits, not sure if its the same thing you are referring to. I also
    have a Windiff that comes with my Visual C++ 6 installation, but when
    I run I don't see any option about making a snapshot. TIA
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  • From Pegasus \(MVP\)@I.can@fly.com to comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc on Friday, August 08, 2003 10:47:33
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    "Kenjis Kaan" <tivolinewbie@canada.com> wrote in message news:6a8ba9f8.0308070628.42332054@posting.google.com...
    anno_RemoveThisText_@opossum.rat.at wrote in message
    news:<bgss45$m3s$3@news.tuwien.ac.at>...
    Kenjis Kaan <tivolinewbie@canada.com> wrote:
    : I really wonder if there are any utilities out there that will tell
    : you
    : reliably what files are copied to your hard drive and what register
    : setting has been added/modified etc? I sometimes just wanted to know
    : so I can back up
    : the right files etc in order not having to do a full install
    : everytime. TIA


    try windiff. it makes a snapshot and compares this snapshot after a
    installation
    and gives the differences in files and registry.

    krgds
    AH.

    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Murphy was an optimist.

    Where can I find this windiff? A search on google reveals too many
    hits, not sure if its the same thing you are referring to. I also
    have a Windiff that comes with my Visual C++ 6 installation, but when
    I run I don't see any option about making a snapshot. TIA

    It's called SYSDIFF and it's included with the WinNT/2000 Resource Kits.


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