To successfully download and install RC1.

> From what I'm seeing there are many different file sizes being listed for
> the Vista RC1 image and many problems installing from the DVD. The correct
> size for the downloaded image for RC1 5600 x86 is 2,646,272KB and RC1 x64
> is 3,765,476KB. To verify that the download is correct the Signatures of
> the ISO files are:
> 32-Bit
> MD5 hash: 22486e815a38feffd9667317dfeec55a
> SHA1 hash: e00b4ebbc81fb420cf047973b95a9cfb7cdf51b7
> 64-Bit
> MD5 hash: f3a385aae6e4dea9226e31d9f1148b56
> SHA1 hash: 8e4de7a72c828a3543ff1663243eb0836da07eea
> The program to check the MD5 checksum is available at
> http://www.whitsoftdev.com/md5/ It's very important to verify the download
> before wasting time burning the image to a DVD.
> The instructions for burning the image from
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...y/preview.mspx are:
> Here's a summary of how to download, burn, and install Windows Vista RC1:
> 1. Download the ISO image file from the location indicated in the e-mail
> message you receive after registering, and save the file to your hard
> disk. (If the download ends prematurely, you can resume the download
> process from where you left off using the Download Manager.)
> 2. Using a DVD burner and software, burn the ISO image of Windows Vista
> RC1 to a new blank DVD. We recommend burning at the lowest speed supported
> by your DVD burner (1X or 2X) to ensure the highest quality. Most
> DVD-burning software will recognize an ISO file. If your software does not
> automatically recognize this format, refer to the software's Help file for
> instructions.
> 3. Insert the DVD on which you burned the software into the DVD drive of
> the computer on which you want to install Windows Vista RC1.
> 4. The installation process should start automatically. If it does not,
> run Setup from the DVD to begin the installation, and follow the
> step-by-step instructions that appear on the screen.
>

> Dennis,
> is it possible to use that program to do a checksum of the burned DVD?.
> ie to check that the burning process went ok.
>
>
> "Dennis Pack x64, Vista RC1 x86 & x64" <dennispack@nospam.hotmail.com>
> wrote in message
> news:015DE928-9121-4FB4-AD7D-9595D2DD3916@microsoft.com...

>> From what I'm seeing there are many different file sizes being listed for
>> the Vista RC1 image and many problems installing from the DVD. The
>> correct size for the downloaded image for RC1 5600 x86 is 2,646,272KB and
>> RC1 x64 is 3,765,476KB. To verify that the download is correct the
>> Signatures of the ISO files are:
>> 32-Bit
>> MD5 hash: 22486e815a38feffd9667317dfeec55a
>> SHA1 hash: e00b4ebbc81fb420cf047973b95a9cfb7cdf51b7
>> 64-Bit
>> MD5 hash: f3a385aae6e4dea9226e31d9f1148b56
>> SHA1 hash: 8e4de7a72c828a3543ff1663243eb0836da07eea
>> The program to check the MD5 checksum is available at
>> http://www.whitsoftdev.com/md5/ It's very important to verify the
>> download before wasting time burning the image to a DVD.
>> The instructions for burning the image from
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...y/preview.mspx are:
>> Here's a summary of how to download, burn, and install Windows Vista RC1:
>> 1. Download the ISO image file from the location indicated in the e-mail
>> message you receive after registering, and save the file to your hard
>> disk. (If the download ends prematurely, you can resume the download
>> process from where you left off using the Download Manager.)
>> 2. Using a DVD burner and software, burn the ISO image of Windows Vista
>> RC1 to a new blank DVD. We recommend burning at the lowest speed
>> supported by your DVD burner (1X or 2X) to ensure the highest quality.
>> Most DVD-burning software will recognize an ISO file. If your software
>> does not automatically recognize this format, refer to the software's
>> Help file for instructions.
>> 3. Insert the DVD on which you burned the software into the DVD drive of
>> the computer on which you want to install Windows Vista RC1.
>> 4. The installation process should start automatically. If it does not,
>> run Setup from the DVD to begin the installation, and follow the
>> step-by-step instructions that appear on the screen.
>>

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