XP SP3 Integrated Images on MSDN & Technet!


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Can this be downloaded from a torrent and installed legally if one (read: me :D ) has a legit XP key? It should work (right?), but is it legal? Because wouldn't this be like slipstreaming SP3 into my gold XP disc?

Yes it will work, and yes it's legal.

Since I am only seeing "Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (x86) - CD (English)" on MSDN

Can I assume that do to the cd-key changes, this one ISO can be used with OEM, VLK and Retail keys?

Ahh no I see what they did, they have 2 copies on their but neither is labeled Retail or VL.... hmmm.

Edited by phiberoptik
:rolleyes:

The 1st hash you posted is from the standalone Service Pack, the 2nd hash is from the slipstreamed ISO.

Download them from MSDN or Technet and you won't need to be concerned about the hash codes (you know what you are getting). But wait! 99% of people downloading from some God only knows P2P site think because the hash code is the same, no viruses have been added. Good luck!

But wait! 99% of people downloading from some God only knows P2P site think because the hash code is the same, no viruses have been added.

hash codes are reliable... changing a single byte in the file would result in a complete different hash.

AFAIK , no one is able to create an ISO with all hash the same & size the same,

while filling the ISO with junk.

Download them from MSDN or Technet and you won't need to be concerned about the hash codes (you know what you are getting). But wait! 99% of people downloading from some God only knows P2P site think because the hash code is the same, no viruses have been added. Good luck!

Are you saying that an image with the same SHA1 can be faked?

Download them from MSDN or Technet and you won't need to be concerned about the hash codes (you know what you are getting). But wait! 99% of people downloading from some God only knows P2P site think because the hash code is the same, no viruses have been added. Good luck!

Don't be so naive. If you download scene releases from a private source, there is no need to worry about viruses. :shiftyninja:

99% of people downloading from some God only knows P2P site think because the hash code is the same, no viruses have been added.

Well, these 99% know their sh*t. :cool:

But I see where the real problem is. You - obviously - don't understand what a "hash" is. It's not the stuff you smoke!

Here are 2 wikipedia links for your reading pleasure:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checksum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_hash_function

99% of people downloading from some God only knows P2P site think because the hash code is the same, no viruses have been added. Good luck!

That guy is right, hash codes are a sham! You wouldn't want to download the wrong horsie porn vid because of a hash collision, would you? CRC? Cyclic my ass! >=\

LoL. Some of the comments here are simply dumb. Once the SHA-1 hash is the same, it is the EXACT SAME FILE. It's that simple. It can't be "faked" (I'm talking about SHA-1 of course. MD5 can be faked, but only without keeping the same iso directory tree and with a LOT of math work). Don't be lame.

Some people just don't get sarcasm. Watch more horsie porn.

Edit: Btw, it is practically impossible to fake a hash code (depends on the hash algorithm, but even so,it's impossible). It would take much less effort and time to just punch everyone on the planet.

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