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I chose Mint 8 Fluxbox and have the iso. I cannot figure out how to check the iso for errors and the MD5 signature. I'm using Windohs XP so I ...
  1. 02-26-2010 #1
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    [SOLVED] Checking the ISO for errors

    I chose Mint 8 Fluxbox and have the iso. I cannot figure out how to check the iso for errors and the MD5 signature.
    I'm using Windohs XP so I tried to install MD5sum.exe. When I double click on it to run it all it does is flash and then nothing.
    When I type in the commands it says it can't find it or it can't read it or something.
    I may be typing the commands incorrectly. I'm just not understanding.
    I need to check the iso for errors but can't understand how to check it.
    Sorry for the ignorance.
    Thank you for your help.
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    Hi, Skeeter! Welcome to LinuxForums!

    I haven't used XP in quite some time, but I'll try to lend a hand.
    What command did you actually enter when trying to check the hash?
    When you downloaded the .iso, was there by chance an MD5 file included with it?
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    Follow instructions from here to check MD5SUM.
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    MD5sum.exe on Windows is (I think) a command line tool. You need to put it in your PATH and open a cmd.exe window to run it.
    Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skeeter View Post
    I cannot figure out how to check the iso for errors and the MD5 signature.
    I'm using Windohs XP so I tried to install MD5sum.exe.
    The OpenOffice website has a pretty nice HowTo for checking file integrity under Windows:

    Using Md5sums
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    Got it. Thanks!
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