Vista - Signature of ISO file

Download web site shows "Signatures of the ISO files:". What are they or
how can I use them?

Hello, churin!
You wrote on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:59:01 -0400:

c> Download web site shows "Signatures of the ISO files:". What are they or
c> how can I use them?

They are used to verify that your download is correct. Many times folks
download an ISO, burn it and have issues either with the burn or the files.
Might be because the actual download is corrupted. So, you are able to
calculate the MD5 hash to verify your download against the signature of the
original. A program like Digestit 2004
(http://digestit.kennethballard.com/) will calculate the sums for you. Once
you install Digestit, you simply right click on the ISO and select either
calculate or verify MD5/SHA-1 hash. Your download, once verified would
match the numbers listed for a correct download.
Tom Wallach

Tom,

Thanks for the information.

churin

Doc25 wrote:
> Hello, churin!
> You wrote on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:59:01 -0400:
>
> c> Download web site shows "Signatures of the ISO files:". What are they or
> c> how can I use them?
>
> They are used to verify that your download is correct. Many times folks
> download an ISO, burn it and have issues either with the burn or the files.
> Might be because the actual download is corrupted. So, you are able to
> calculate the MD5 hash to verify your download against the signature of the
> original. A program like Digestit 2004
> (http://digestit.kennethballard.com/) will calculate the sums for you. Once
> you install Digestit, you simply right click on the ISO and select either
> calculate or verify MD5/SHA-1 hash. Your download, once verified would
> match the numbers listed for a correct download.
> Tom Wallach
>
>