asp.net : need to see the difference between 2 web.config file

Question

What is the fastest and safest way to download a tool and see the difference between the 2 web.config files? Does windows xp has a built in tool to do a visual Diff on 2 files?

I am running Windows XP professional SP3 on my computer.

Would downloading Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools cause an issue?

thanks

Answer 1

Try WinDiff, it should come with XP.

Answer 2

try windiff which comes with Windows SDK.

You can also install SVN tortoise and create a dummy repository and add web.config to see the difference. Diff viewer on tortoise is excellent.

Answer 3

Nothing built in, but there are plenty of free diff tools around.

If you want something from Microsoft, you could try windiff, which is included in the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools

Answer 4

TotalCommander

Answer 5

WinMerge. However unless this is some simple throwaway code, or web.config from two different projects, you should have this all in a version control system. It could be SVN like Aliostad mentioned. In that case you can see the history of changes and compare them.