Checking your Vista Iso download for accuracy

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I downloaded Vista 5728 with a free download manager. How do I check the
file for accuracy if I didn't use the download manager on the Vista download
page?
 
Rick said:
I downloaded Vista 5728 with a free download manager. How do I check the
file for accuracy if I didn't use the download manager on the Vista download
page?
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verify the MD5 sum against that given.
 
Rick said:
I downloaded Vista 5728 with a free download manager. How do I check the
file for accuracy if I didn't use the download manager on the Vista download
page?
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You check the hash that is listed on the download page. It makes no
difference how you download the file. I use the free program HashCalc
from SlavaSoft to calculate the hash of the download. It works on XP,
probably on Vista also.

David Wilkinson
 
Thank You SAM-R, I ran HashCalc (Thanks to David Wilkinson) and it gave me
a CRC32 value of 94243215 so I guess that matches the number given below.
I'll have a little more confidence in my finished DVD now.
 
Rick said:
Thank You SAM-R, I ran HashCalc (Thanks to David Wilkinson) and it gave
me a CRC32 value of 94243215 so I guess that matches the number given
below. I'll have a little more confidence in my finished DVD now.
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The hash just confirms that the download is good; it says nothing about
whether the burn was good.

David Wilkinson
 
Yes I know that this has nothing to do with checking the finished DVD but I
know you can't burn a good DVD with a corrupt ISO file. (Garbage in Garbage
out rule) But I have downloaded a bad ISO with MS's download manager that
they offer on their download page.

I haven't had any problems burning any of the versions of Vista to a DVD and
the default speed selected by my burning software. I have an 8X LiteOn DVD
burner and Sonic My DVD software.
 
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