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Is it possible to compare the differences between two virtual machines, like the Microsoft setup utility "Sysdiff.exe"..?

I am using Vbox to test different ways of installing WinXP over our network. I would like to be able to create different installations, and then compare the differences in file locations for further study.

Thanks.

Sysdiff on VM 1, where VM2 and VM3 are loading as second/third HDD ?

Ok, I see what you're saying. I hadn't considered that. come to think of it, that would work in the hardware world a well, if I had two hard drives with the different systems - plugged into a third.

This will work for the file systems, but what about the Windows registry? Come to think of it, any database file would have to be managed specially, in such a way as to check individual records.

Thx.

You can load reg hives from other locations for that purpose, default regedit function.