Correct size of Vista Beta 2 .iso file please

[Guest]

I have downloaded the Vista beta 2 .iso file but experienced a lot of
difficulty with the server i was using. I was sitting on a 99.99% download
since Saturday but the support people at my Download Manager just told me the
server is fixed and I now have a completed 100% download and I am wondering
whether it is worth burning to dvd. Thanks in advance.

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

x86 - 3.1 GBs
x64 - 4.1 GBs
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[Guest]

You may also want to verify the downloaded .iso file. This is a great web
site with very useful information:

http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.php?getstarted

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the replies, but i was thinking more in the region of Kb's than
Gb's lol

...and Mark, I don't see anywhere about verifying the file at that link..?

 

[Guest]

x86, btw

 

[Brian Dickens]

I have downloaded the Vista beta 2 .iso file but experienced a lot of
difficulty with the server i was using. I was sitting on a 99.99%
download since Saturday but the support people at my Download Manager
just told me the server is fixed and I now have a completed 100%
download and I am wondering whether it is worth burning to dvd.
Thanks in advance.

English, 32-bit (x86): 3,355,598,848 bytes

But even though your ISO may have the correct filesize, the image might
still be corrupt (as mine was initially). You'd better run a MD5 verifier,
the correct MD5 for the x86 ISO is 0E733AB1A8E8FF9A8684FD3639332773

For example, you could use Nero's MD5 Verifier - get it at
http://ww2.nero.com/enu/Nero_MD5_Verifier.html

=- Brian Dickens, the Netherlands

 

[Guest]

many thanks Brian, but we are talking about the same file I presume..?
My file is:
vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_EN_DVD.iso

 

[Guest]

If you scroll down the page at the link I suggested, you may find:

"3 Verify the download
You may have the downloaded ISO, but is it actually the right one? It's
recommended that you download the ISO directly from Microsoft, as if it isn't
then it could have been manipulated. To verify that the ISO is the correct
one, download the FileCheckMD5 checker (courtesy of Brandon Staggs) and
verify the ISO against these numbers below. If the ISO you have is different
from the numbers below, redownload as it could end up causing your system
harm.
Windows Vista Ultimate (Beta 2 - 32-bit)
File Size 3.12 GB (3,355,598,848 bytes)
CRC Value 0x67E089E0
MD5 Value 0E733AB1A8E8FF9A8684FD3639332773

Windows Vista Ultimate (Beta 2 - 64-bit)
File Size 4.01 GB (4,309,368,832 bytes)
CRC Value 0x48697711
MD5 Value E43502D0A15EADD551119D5639859E04

Thanks to Andre da Costa for this information"

Much thanks to Zack for all his effort!

 

[Brian Dickens]

many thanks Brian, but we are talking about the same file I presume..?
My file is:
vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_EN_DVD.iso

That's the same one. So if you have Nero's MD5 Verifier check your ISO
against the MD5 I supplied you, you can verify if your ISO is corrupt (or
not). If your MD5 matches my MD5, you've got a valid ISO. If not, you'll
need to redownload the ISO.

=- Brian Dickens, the Netherlands

 

[Guest]

Ahh.. now here is the interesting part Brian.. if you go to
http://www.filemirrors.com/search.src?file=dvd&type=contains you will see
the exact same file listed as 3276.95mb, coincidently my own file being
3276952KB.

...which leaves me precisely looking for the 2KB lol and instead coming up
with your 3,355,598,848 bytes

Any ideas?