how to compare between 2 xml registry backup using C#

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<registry>
<k name="HKEY_CURRENT_USER">
<k name="SOFTWARE">
<k name="yahoo">
<k name="pager">
<k name="profiles">
<v name="LastSkin" value="Glossy Berry></v>
<v name="ViewSettings0" value="00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00" type="REG_BINARY"></v>
<v name="pref" value="Connection></v>
<v name="Flags0" value="00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00" type="REG_BINARY"></v>
<v name="WarnOnceFlags" value="0xffffffff 4294967295" type="REG_DWORD"></v>
<v name="Flags1" value="ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff" type="REG_BINARY"></v>
<k name="Alerts"></k>
<k name="Archive"></k>
<k name="Chat">
<v name="WordFilter" value="0x00000001 1" type="REG_DWORD"></v>
</k>
<k name="Launchcast"></k>
<k name="Plugins"></k>
<k name="RecentSearches"></k>
<k name="Skins">
<v name="Default_SkinDir" value="C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\skins\Default></v>
</k>
<k name="UI Settings">
<v name="CC_Vitality_Compact" value="0x00000001 1" type="REG_DWORD"></v>
</k>
</k>
</k>
</k>
</k>
</k>
</registry>

using Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch;
            System.Xml.XmlWriter writer = System.Xml.XmlWriter.Create("D:\\diff.xml");
 
            // There are a number of available options in the XmlDiffOptions enum
            XmlDiff diff = new XmlDiff(XmlDiffOptions.IgnoreChildOrder | XmlDiffOptions.IgnoreComments | XmlDiffOptions.IgnoreWhitespace | XmlDiffOptions.IgnoreXmlDecl | XmlDiffOptions.IgnorePI | XmlDiffOptions.IgnoreNamespaces | XmlDiffOptions.IgnorePrefixes | XmlDiffOptions.IgnoreDtd);
             
 
            diff.Compare(@"D:\\registrybackup.xml", @"D:\\registrybackupthef.xml", true, writer);

System.Xml.XmlException was unhandled
  Message='.', hexadecimal value 0x00, is an invalid character. Line 8, position 39.
  Source=System.Xml
  LineNumber=8
  LinePosition=39
  SourceUri=""
  StackTrace:
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String[] args)
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseAttributeValueSlow(Int32 curPos, Char quoteChar, NodeData attr)
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseAttributes()
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElement()
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElementContent()
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
       at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
       at Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch.XmlDiffDocument.LoadChildNodes(XmlDiffParentNode parent, XmlReader reader, Boolean bEmptyElement)
       at Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch.XmlDiffDocument.LoadChildNodes(XmlDiffParentNode parent, XmlReader reader, Boolean bEmptyElement)
       at Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch.XmlDiffDocument.LoadChildNodes(XmlDiffParentNode parent, XmlReader reader, Boolean bEmptyElement)
       at Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch.XmlDiffDocument.LoadChildNodes(XmlDiffParentNode parent, XmlReader reader, Boolean bEmptyElement)
       at Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch.XmlDiffDocument.LoadChildNodes(XmlDiffParentNode parent, XmlReader reader, Boolean bEmptyElement)
       at Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch.XmlDiffDocument.LoadChildNodes(XmlDiffParentNode parent, XmlReader reader, Boolean bEmptyElement)
       at Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch.XmlDiffDocument.LoadChildNodes(XmlDiffParentNode parent, XmlReader reader, Boolean bEmptyElement)
       at Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch.XmlDiffDocument.Load(XmlReader reader, XmlHash xmlHash)
       at Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch.XmlDiff.Compare(XmlReader sourceReader, XmlReader changedReader, XmlWriter diffgramWriter)
       at Microsoft.XmlDiffPatch.XmlDiff.Compare(String sourceFile, String changedFile, Boolean bFragments, XmlWriter diffgramWriter)
       at yahoo.Form1.button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Users\Sirhirbaz\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\yahoo\yahoo\Form1.cs:line 31
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
       at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
       at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
       at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)
       at yahoo.Program.Main() in C:\Users\Sirhirbaz\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\yahoo\yahoo\Program.cs:line 18
       at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[] args)
       at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
       at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean ignoreSyncCtx)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
  InnerException: