"C.B." <notreallyc.b.mullen@windowslive.com> wrote in message
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> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
> news:iEzBj.1782$jH5.1318@newsfe3-win.ntli.net...[color=green]
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>> "Rich" <dontbotherme@localhost> wrote in message
>> news:eVvuX35gIHA.5752@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
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>>> "Brian W" <brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlSPAMworld.com> wrote in message
>>> news:IVyBj.8785$5i5.3670@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
>>>> 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,
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> 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.
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> C.B.
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The SHA-1 hash matches too, so I'm happy that there is no difference.
Besides, sites like My Digital Life would not be providing links to the
torrents if there was a problem with them.