RegShot is a handy little tool that enables you to view the exact changes made in the Windows registry entries, by comparing the “before” and “after” registry log files.
The user interface of RegShot is pretty standard, and there are no special or hidden features that can be found here.
You can select the type of format of the compare log file (text or HTML document), set the output destination path, and optionally scan a particular directory or add a comment into the log file.
How does it work? You take the first shot, the second one, and then compare the results. For instance, if you want to know what changes are made in your Windows registry entries when you install new software, then use RegShot to take the first shot before installing the respective software, and the second shot after the installation process is complete.
Why is this helpful? For instance, if your system starts to act strange, then you know the exact source of the problem, and fix it with a registry cleaning tool. Otherwise, you can learn the inner workings of your computer system.
When a shot is being taken by RegShot, you can view the number of keys and values it has detected, as well as elapsed time. The shots can also be saved, in case you want to compare two registry log files that were not consecutively taken.
RegShot works perfectly in most cases, but it needs several seconds to take a shot or to load the log file. Plus, it uses a massive amount of memory for such a small application.
All in all, RegShot is definitely welcomed on any computer system, so we strongly recommend you use it.
What's New in This Release:
· Testing purpose only (there may be some bugs left in it due to Unicode and x64 changes)
· Add 64-Bit builds
· Add Unicode builds with .hivu files (not compatible with ANSI .hiv files)
· Structure of hive files enhanced, while keeping backwards compatibility for ANSI builds
· Skip list checks now also against the single key/value/file name additionally to checking the complete path
· Add a proper manifest file to enable UAC elevation
· Symbol files released for all builds
· Add support for various compilers
· Various code cleanups
· New program icon (thanks to the PortableApps guys)
· All Regshot versions can be build via WDK