WinDiff
{{Short description|File comparison program by Microsoft}}
{{Infobox software
| name = WinDiff
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| developer = Microsoft
| released = {{Start date and age|1992}}
| latest release version = 6.1.7716.0
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2010|05|14}}
| operating system = Microsoft Windows
| genre = File comparison tool
| license = Proprietary commercial software
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WinDiff is a graphical file comparison program published by Microsoft, distributed with Microsoft Windows Support Tools,{{cite web|title=How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility |url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/159214|publisher=Microsoft}}{{cite book|title=Windows 98 in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference|year=1999|author1=Tim O'Reilly |author2=Troy Mott |author3=Walter J. Glenn |ISBN=156592486X|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc.|url=https://archive.org/details/windows98innutsh00orei|url-access=registration|pages=[https://archive.org/details/windows98innutsh00orei/page/425 425]–427}} certain versions of Microsoft Visual Studio, and as source-code with the Platform SDK code samples. WinDiff was included in the Windows SDK (previously known as the Resource Kit, later Platform SDK) since 1992{{cite web|title=Details of SDK beta release|author=Brad Hines|publication-date=1992-10-22 |url=http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32/browse_thread/thread/cb69442268fe7a0f/57f735a0c49c522}} until Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (a.k.a. Windows SDK 7.1). Because portions of the Windows SDK were shipped in Visual Studio, WinDiff was also included in Visual Studio until Visual Studio 2010. WinDiff was removed from the Windows 8 SDK and therefore is not included in Visual Studio 2012 or any later version.{{Cite web |last=Ramel |first=David |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Windows App SDK 1.2 Lets Devs Create Third-Party Windows 11 Widgets |url=https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2022/11/16/windows-app-sdk.aspx |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Visual Studio Magazine |language=en-US}} A number of unofficial standalone uploads of the program remain available.
Versions
| class="wikitable" |
| Signing Date
! File Version ! SHA-256 of the 64-bit executable file ! Source |
|---|
| 2008-01-16
| 6.0.6001.17131 | | [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24826 Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5] (link is broken, download not available) |
| March 19, 2010 1:58:13 PM
| 6.1.7600.16385 | | Visual Studio 2010 SP1 |
| 2010-05-14
|6.1.7716.0 | |[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279 Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4] |
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools |work=Microsoft Download Center |publisher=Microsoft |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18546 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811032836/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18546 |archive-date=2020-08-11 |access-date=March 10, 2014}} — Includes WinDiff
- {{cite web
|title=How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility
|work=Microsoft Knowledge Base
|publisher=Microsoft
|url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/159214
|access-date=March 10, 2014}}
- Unofficial upload at [https://www.grigsoft.com/download-windiff.htm Grigsoft.com]
- Unofficial upload at [https://web.archive.org/web/20060215224549/http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/ScriptsGuy/windiff.zip ComputerPerformance.co.uk]
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Category:File comparison tools
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Category:Microsoft Visual Studio
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