"Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
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> "Rich" <dontbotherme@localhost> wrote in message
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>> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
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>>> Managed to get hold of the MSDN Vista SP1 integrated DVD image (thanks
>>> to BitTorrent!). So my plan is to do a complete clean install, complete
>>> with SP1.
>>> Always perferable to using the SP1 update package IMO, as it clears out
>>> all the updates and saves disk space.
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>> With disks being so cheap why bother trying to save space. Bit-torrent,
>> you get what you pay for!![/color]
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> I'd rather have a clean, efficient system without all the previous
> updates. The BitTorrent version has the same MD5 hash code as the MS
> download, I'm not silly!
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Brian W,

The fact that the software you downloaded from BitTorrent has the same
MD5 hash code as the MS download does not necessarily mean that it is the
same software and/or that it is secure.
Vulnerabilities have been found in MD5, MD4 and even SHA-1. Personally,
I'll wait for the official release on Windows Update.
I hope your download is secure and that you have no problems with it.

C.B.


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