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Data corruption in all my downloaded .zip files
this has been going on for about 6 months now. I had started using the
site Direct2drive.com back in 2006 and had great success with their service. I had downloaded a few games from them, some fairly large like Neverwinter Nights 2. but around March somewhere I began having problems. I downloaded Oblivion from them and ended up having a massive amount of corrupted data in the .zip i downloaded from them. at the time i was using winrar for my .zips so i downloaded a winzip trial but experienced the same problem all around. It really shouldnt have mattered either way since the downloader for D2D.com has its own .zip unpacker anyway. But ever since then I have been having problems with data corruption in any zip files or bit torrents I download. For some reason movies seem to be fine, but video games are always corrupted in some manner. anyone know of what could be causing this data corruption or what I can do to try and pinpoint what the problem is? I did a scandisk and checked my hardrive for any damage but it came back as being fine, and I've defragged it to complete cleanliness. |
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Data corruption in all my downloaded .zip files
wrote in message ups.com... this has been going on for about 6 months now. I had started using the site Direct2drive.com back in 2006 and had great success with their service. I had downloaded a few games from them, some fairly large like Neverwinter Nights 2. but around March somewhere I began having problems. I downloaded Oblivion from them and ended up having a massive amount of corrupted data in the .zip i downloaded from them. at the time i was using winrar for my .zips so i downloaded a winzip trial but experienced the same problem all around. It really shouldnt have mattered either way since the downloader for D2D.com has its own .zip unpacker anyway. But ever since then I have been having problems with data corruption in any zip files or bit torrents I download. For some reason movies seem to be fine, but video games are always corrupted in some manner. anyone know of what could be causing this data corruption or what I can do to try and pinpoint what the problem is? I did a scandisk and checked my hardrive for any damage but it came back as being fine, and I've defragged it to complete cleanliness. Direct2drive.com is the one who is at fault. Much hacking and deliberate data corruption form within and outside |
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Data corruption in all my downloaded .zip files
so what should I do then? wipe my hard drive and start fresh? |
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Data corruption in all my downloaded .zip files
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so what should I do then? wipe my hard drive and start fresh? Are downloads corrupted from any other sites ? Or only from the site you mention ? One way to check for corruption, is to download files where the sourcing website also includes MD5SUM for each file. That is a checksum program. If the server with the file on it, has a checksum next to the download link, a person downloading can run an MD5SUM program on their downloaded copy, and compare the checksum. For example, on this site: http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/knoppix/ the contents of this file: http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/k...-30-DE.iso.md5 contains this one line of text: 77f0fcef3d7b143babc4784f331c63a5 *KNOPPIX_V5.1.0CD-2006-12-30-DE.iso The hexidecimal string at the left, is the checksum of the file at the right. This allows a person downloading, to determine immediately whether the file has been hacked, or is different in some way than the original. If the author of the file places an MD5SUM on his web site, it also allows mirroring of his creations, without having to worry about hacking - the user simply checks the author's web site, to get the magic string that tells you the file is OK. There are some Nvidia chipsets with built-in Ethernet and some kind of firewall, that corrupt downloaded packets. What hardware are you using ? Perhaps you should do some Google checks, based on the motherboard and its chipset. If you are using a separate NIC card, then it probably wouldn't be a problem. Paul |
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Data corruption in all my downloaded .zip files
I would test your ram: memtest86+
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Data corruption in all my downloaded .zip files
Hey all, I just wanted to let you know Direct2Drive.com is a licensed retailer of online media. If you haven't seen it, please check it. www.direct2drive.com We have a wide variety of media. We are owned and operated by IGN Entertainment, a Division of FOX Interactive Media. Reputable is our middle name ! We sell only licensed games and media. We work with many media owners such as Ubisoft, Activison, Prima and FOX Studios to bring you the best in Games, Guides, Movies and Television. To the owner of this thread: We also have a full service support center. No need to ask on a blog what to do, come on over and ask our experts. We provide first rate support to our customers! For help using Direct2Drive, your account and downloading games you have purchased please see http://support.direct2drive.com To be honest, the leading cause of corrupt downloads is a router that is truncating your files. I can't say for sure not knowing your system, but that is #1. We have more info on our support center and someone will woek with you personally on it if you wish. I hope we see you soon! Christine Henderson Manager, Customer Service IGN Entertainment-FOX Interactive Media Division -- Love2Play |
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Data corruption in all my downloaded .zip files
So this is what the thread was, an elaborate commercial? Very well done...now plonk!
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Data corruption in all my downloaded .zip files
On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:48:01 +0100, Love2Play
wrote: Hey all, I just wanted to let you know ___SPAM___ is a licensed retailer of online media. If you haven't seen it, please check it. www.____SPAM___.com We have a wide variety of media. We are owned and operated by IGN Entertainment, a Division of FOX Interactive Media. Reputable is our middle name ! We sell only licensed games and media. We work with many media owners such as Ubisoft, Activison, Prima and FOX Studios to bring you the best in Games, Guides, Movies and Television. To the owner of this thread: We also have a full service support center. No need to ask on a blog what to do, come on over and ask our experts. We provide first rate support to our customers! For help using ___SPAM___, your account and downloading games you have purchased please see http://support.___SPAM___.com To be honest, the leading cause of corrupt downloads is a router that is truncating your files. I can't say for sure not knowing your system, but that is #1. We have more info on our support center and someone will woek with you personally on it if you wish. I hope we see you soon! You won't!!!!!!!! Christine Henderson Manager, Customer Service IGN Entertainment-FOX Interactive Media Division I see, this was just a cheap attempt at spamming. And for the record, if your company is so great and reputable, that would mean to me that you are computer and internet experts. Of course I cant think of any expert in the computer industry that would refer to a NEWSGROUP as a BLOG. They're not even close. It sounds to me like your company is about as amateur as they come. Of course any idiot can set up a computer in mom & dads basement, fill it up with corrupt downloads, and claim they are the IGN Entertainment-FOX Interactive Media Division (who ever the hell that is....) And since I NEVER do any business with spammers, you and your website just earned the royal PLONK. |
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