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joecr111
2007-01-28, 20:31
I'm not sure if this is the right place to do this but I am having trouble downloading updates. Everytime I try I get an error message saying "Bad checksum" What can I do about this?
Thanks

md usa spybot fan
2007-01-28, 21:18
A Bad Checksum indicates that the MD5 hash value of the downloaded file did not match the expected MD5 hash value of that file. In other words the file was not downloaded properly and the update was not completed.

Bad Checksums are usually occur because the download of the update file timed out, although there can be other causes.

For a method to overcome the problem see:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=345&postcount=2

Also see:
When updating, why do I get an error message that the "update is forbidden" / "bad checksum!!!"?
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/20.html

And:
How to update the program to the newest version
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/howto/update.html

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