Comments on: Verify MD5 checksum of Linux DVD / ISO ISO file using Windows XP / Vista

By: Adnan

Adnan — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:34:13 +0000

i have iso file and mdh5 file, i downloaded them from HP website for Server Smart Start software, it says that “Note: Simply copying the ISO file to a CD-R will NOT result in a usable CD. HP recommends you run MD5 Checksum on the Zip file and/or ISO image prior to burning the CD. HP also recommends that you turn the verify feature “ON”.
i have burnt .iso files 10 times today but the cd doesnot boot on the server, can anyone help that how shall i use these files ??

By: Cory

Cory — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:18:42 +0000

Perfect. Thank you.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:00:38 +0000

I started to use other application that doesn’t hang and has portable version just one file without installer. I used it for few days for quickly calculating md5 and sha1 checksums. It also has some improvements over other applications – stay on top, save last checksum used and what’s most important – save windows position, because I’ve had enough moving programs to the right of the screen every time I wanted to calculate checksum.
Search for Marxio File Checksum Verifier 1.2

By: Kushal Koolwal

Kushal Koolwal — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:11:56 +0000

Hi, do you know any software which is free and have the facility to upload the checksum file? All the one that I found they require you to copy/paste the checksum code.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:53:24 +0000

How do you find the MD5 checksum on the website you download the image from? I downloaded the Vixta 3D 9.03 iso and have no idea how to get the MD5 checksum to verify it.
Thanks!

By: kace

kace — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:07:35 +0000

Yes, I saw the same thing as you Rob, and had two “not responding” processes in the task manager. But, after reading kp’s comment and seeing that they were still consuming a moderate amount of CPU, I decided to let them run a while and see. It finished. (And, my sum matched. Yay. :) )

By: kp

kp — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:43:14 +0000

Rob, As soon as you browse for the ISO, and select it, the process to compute the MD5 starts. It is a weird process, but who says programmers are in touch with their end users?

By: Rob Bechard

Rob Bechard — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:26:25 +0000

winmd5sum looks like a very handy and helpful program. I downloaded and installed it, but it locks up every time I browse to the dvd iso that I downloaded. I cannot get it to work and I need to force it to close by using windows xp task manager.