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Old 07-05-06, 04:03 AM   #4
JScones
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A byte size comparison is a mechanism to quickly identify corrupt files, for if byte sizes differ, there's no doubt that the file is corrupt.

But, same byte sizes do not necessarily mean that all is OK. There are many reasons why a d/l file will report the same byte size but still be corrupt.

The only true way to tell is to do a checksum comparison, ie a comparison of file *contents*, not just size. The installer does this as it runs, hence the error messages.

The error messages will indicate which "piece" is corrupt, as the files are stored within the installer in alphabetical order.

File extensions...
.000 to .bik in TGW11a-1.bin
.bik to .mp3 in TGW11a-2.bin
.mp3 to .tga in TGW11a-3.bin
.tga on in TGW11a-4.bin
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