Checking ISO downloads with CRCutility
When dowloading ISO files from Microsoft or other vendors, it is recommended that you verify that the download was successful and that no corruption occurred in the process. Especially as we are now most often downloading DVD size files. You can use a free utility to calculate a checksum against the file(s) downloaded, and compare it to the published, calculated checksum from the vendor. If you don’t already have a checksum utility, you can download a free, DOS command line checksum utility here: http://www.slavasoft.com/fsum/. The FSUM utility allows you to calculate a checksum using any of the standard methodologies, such as MD5 and CRC-32. Here’s an example … Continue reading Checking ISO downloads with CRCutility