[SOLVED] Need a software to view and modify REG files as folder structure ?

[baboo85]

Hi, I have 2 REG file exported from 2 different PCs, and I want to visually compare them.

There are too much entries to compare them with a text editor (one is 25MB), I need a tool that open the REG file as folder view like the normal regedit.
I can't find anything, all I can find are a "regedit clone" software or things like notepad++ / winmerge that display a text file.

There is something for that? Portable ones are preferred but doesn't matter if not. Thank you.

 

[Ralston18]

Powershell Compare-Object

Overall there are a number of ways to do such comparisons and present the results.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/use-powershell-to-compare-two-files/

https://learn-inside.com/how-to-compare-files-using-powershell/

Python is another tool you can use:

https://learn-inside.com/how-to-compare-files-using-powershell/

However, be sure to do any experimenting in a test environment where if something goes wrong the original files are somewhere safe.

Then you can simply copy the files into the test environment and try again.

Very good chance that you will find some already written script or app that will meet your requirements. Or be easily modified in some manner if necessary.

 

[Grobe]

I believe you have to forget about the tree structure for comparison.

For text comparison of to text files, I'd recommend Winmerge - I put a link to the portableapp package of that software (just unpack to a folder then make a link to desktop, no need to install)
https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/winmerge-2011-portable

 

[baboo85]

Thank you both for the answers, but I needed something to visually display the REG files as folders like in regedit, because I need to compare manually two files.

Anyway I solved my problem with this: https://4sysops.com/archives/regedit-as-offline-registry-editor/

Not very practical, but I've done what I needed.