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Old 08-20-2004, 06:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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I recently downloaded a file mandrake 9.2 file 3 of 3.
Now i tried to copy it frrom one location in my hard disk to another, but it is giving me a crc error. why would it be so?
i have not done anything with the file. was there a problem in the download?
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Old 08-20-2004, 11:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Yes, there is an error in the cycle redundancy. Basically, download it again. Possibly from a different source.
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How about while installing a game, during half way prompt out CRC error, is it mean that the CD spoil?
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so does this mean that the file i have on my drive is corrupted, or the copy of the file that i try to copy onto another location getrs corrupted?
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how can i ensure that a file that i have downloaded is not corrupted?
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