Consistently corrupt RC1 download

[Guest]

I downloaded RC1 (from
http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download.htm) yesterday - the
resulting file size was 2,709,782,528). It burned OK, but the DVD was useless
as it was missing \sources\install.wim. I went into ISO to copy the f8iles to
a folder manually, but received an error on Sector #00142F50.

I figured that the download must have been corrupt, so I did it again today.
The resulting file size was the same, as was the error.

Is anybody else wasting time and bandwidth with the same problem?

 

[David Wilkinson]

I downloaded RC1 (from
http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download.htm) yesterday - the
resulting file size was 2,709,782,528). It burned OK, but the DVD was useless
as it was missing \sources\install.wim. I went into ISO to copy the f8iles to
a folder manually, but received an error on Sector #00142F50.

I figured that the download must have been corrupt, so I did it again today.
The resulting file size was the same, as was the error.

Is anybody else wasting time and bandwidth with the same problem?

mcbreakfast:

Never try to burn without checking the MD5 or SHA1 hash. The RC1 build
5600 hashes are

32-Bit
MD5 hash: 22486e815a38feffd9667317dfeec55a
SHA1 hash: e00b4ebbc81fb420cf047973b95a9cfb7cdf51b7
64-Bit
MD5 hash: f3a385aae6e4dea9226e31d9f1148b56
SHA1 hash: 8e4de7a72c828a3543ff1663243eb0836da07eea


David Wilkinson

 

[Guest]

David

Thanks for that - I'm reasonably adept at msot things, but am not sure how
to check these hashes (which are some form of checksum) - but I'm sure a
quick google will reveal all.

But I'm less concerned about wasting a DVD than I am about wasting 6Gb of
bandwidth. Googling the terms "RC1 corrupt install.wim" suggests lots of
people are getting burned by the same problem - though they are only
discovering that there is something wrong with this critical 2.8 Gb file once
they start installing from DVD. Is it possible that MS has posted corrupt
files?

Cheers

neil

 

[Guest]

David

I found a nice little freebie to display MD5 hashes - as we both suspected,
the one I have for my ISO is vastly different from the one published (and
quoted by you). I also find it odd that the MS download page doesn't show the
exact file size -it just says "around 3 Gb.

I think I've run out of bandwidth and enthusiasm to try it a 3rd time from
the same link.

Cheers

neil

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Neil;
Since so many are successful it is highly unlikely the files posted by
Microsoft are corrupt.
If the files were corrupt, the number of failures would be much higher with
identical, not just similar, errors.

More likely the cause is the process once the download has completed.
Bad DVD drive, bad DVD, bad memory etc are the common causes and the more
likely possibilities.
Try burning at a lower setting to start..