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trevorfactor
2007-04-12, 15:13
I got a report saying 2 update files were: FILE REJECTED because of !!! bad checksum!

Does anyone know what this means? I've never seen this before

Also I thought I'd bring some funny with me to this forum so check out (removed) he is really funny and had me lmao yesterday. Enjoy!

Hoping someone has the answers,
Trevor

md usa spybot fan
2007-04-12, 16:32
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 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

trevorfactor
2007-04-12, 16:43
Your technical guidance and expertise is very much appreciated, I will check those out right away.

Kind regards,
Trevor


EDIT: changing the server worked, updates have been acquired - thanks again.