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[LovingSticky]

Downloading at 60KB/s (on 100Mbps line) 9 hours to go...

So how big are the download files for 7?

[LovingSticky]

See this:

[nekrosoft13]

all activated, just waiting for server 2008 R2

[Gimlis]

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

because when i typed that, i didn't remember the name of file

it was still helpful thanks

[nekrosoft13]

not sure whey they released ISOs with that stupid EI file, they could have released a single all in one iso

[Bman212121]

Just checked my mail and see that RTM is available.

Going to download it and play around it with later.

[DRen72]

I started a download of the 64-bit Ultimate at 1:00pm EST on Technet and queued up the 32-bit version as well thinking they would both be done when I got home from work. Well, work ran over and I'm back now...11½ hours later at 12:30am and the 64-bit version is at only 84%!!!!! Ridiculously slow; like having a 2400 baud modem again.

Even so, I'd rather just wait and let it finish than risk a download from a newsgroup. No big deal since I'm running the RC anyway.

[mailman2]

Originally Posted by DRen72

Even so, I'd rather just wait and let it finish than risk a download from a newsgroup. No big deal since I'm running the RC anyway.

As long as the hashes match, which they do, its the exact same copy. What are you risking from a newsgroup when the hashes match? If there was a virus or malware injected the hash would be different

Do you guys know anything about hashes? Sometimes I feel like Im in idiot-ville. I can grab the same exact copy off newsgroups in about 30 mins. Why bother with technet??

[Sazar]

Originally Posted by mailman2

As long as the hashes match, which they do, its the exact same copy. What are you risking from a newsgroup when the hashes match? If there was a virus or malware injected the hash would be different

Do you guys know anything about hashes? Sometimes I feel like Im in idiot-ville. I can grab the same exact copy off newsgroups in about 30 mins. Why bother with technet??

If someone is not familiar with it, maybe they feel more comfortable with technet?

Don't know about you but that makes perfect sense to me.

Originally Posted by mailman2

As long as the hashes match, which they do, its the exact same copy. What are you risking from a newsgroup when the hashes match? If there was a virus or malware injected the hash would be different

Do you guys know anything about hashes? Sometimes I feel like Im in idiot-ville. I can grab the same exact copy off newsgroups in about 30 mins. Why bother with technet??

A bit much, eh? Idiot-ville. Not usually. If you think so then you're just hanging around Bigman and Rob too much.

[mailman2]

Originally Posted by Sazar

If someone is not familiar with it, maybe they feel more comfortable with technet?

Don't know about you but that makes perfect sense to me.

Well not being familiar with newsgroups is one thing, spending 15 hours downloading the same exact file when you already have it is another. If the hashes match its the same file. There are alot of people re-downloading the MSDN image cause they dont know what the hashes are for.