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Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier

The Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier tool is an unsupported command line utility that computes MD5 or SHA1 cryptographic hashes for files.

This is an interesting utility, but I don't know why Microsoft has decided to not provide support for this utility. Microsoft Technical Support is unable to answer questions about the File Checksum Integrity Verifier... not good!

Print | posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:37 AM

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They don't provide support because it is not part of anything the do with downloads. All of their downloads are signed and verified through a certificate provider. They don't need to compute checksums on their software to prove they haven't been tampered with. Certificates are more secure.

It's not even all that important. Anyone can whip up a checksum verfier in .NET in 15 minutes or so.
Left by Darrell on May 18, 2004 4:35 AM

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What sort of technical support questions could one possibily ask about a checksum tool anyway? Something on the sorts of, "Why is this taking so long?" is the only thing I can think of. Either the numbers match and your download is valid, or the numbers don't match and you have to download again.

Besides, I think of this as sort of a power tool in that most people have 0 need for it. And like all other Microsoft power tools, they're unsupported. That's part of the fun of being a computer guru, figuring out how to use unsupported tools all by yourself.
Left by Ryan Gregg on May 18, 2004 5:36 AM

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