To compare two pdfs using version 8

Hi,
Can somebody please help me in how to compare two pdfs using acrobat reader ver 8 or any other othe tool which can be used for this. I know acrobat reader 9.0 can do that but i don't want to go for it.
Thanks in advance
Shruti

There is no product called Acrobat Reader any more.
There is the free product Adobe Reader. This cannot compare documents,
in any version.
There is the commercial product Acrobat. This comes in versions
Acrobat Standard and Acrobat Professional. Acrobat Professional can
compare documents, perhaps Acrobat Standard too. This is true in
version 8 and version 9.
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