FAQ: Commonly-asked stuff about Windows 7

Very usefull post, +1 rep for that

DataMan47 said:

SHA-1 is secure, so if the SHA-1 checks out, the CRC-32 is guaranteed to check out.

... and if people did not know that checking the CRC is pointless if they've checked the SHA-1, well, now they know. :)

And now I know, too...

Thank you for both the FAQs and the explanation.

Good, useful stuff DataMan47.
Thank you.

DataMan47 said:

However, the install.wim should still be the same and should still contain all editions (this is necessary to support Windows Anytime Upgrades), so if you simply delete "ei.cfg" from your ISO, you can force the installer to ask you which edition to install (you will still need the appropriate key for each edition, of course).

I have searched and do not see an "ei.cfg" in the ISO. What directory?

Hey, I'm wondering if someone could tell me what bootsqm.dat is? I mean considering it has boot in the name I'm assuming it boots something, and it's coming up as clean so I really don't care, but I'm a little curious about if this is something normal. The reaon I'm wondering is because I figure if it was an adobe file or a system file, it would be in a folder wouldnt it?

It's just sitting there on my local drive (c:\) without even being in a folder... Kinda bugs me.

hi ..
i saw a copy of windows 7 ..
and there was written final rtm 7600 on it .. does it mean that this is a full copy or what ?
p.s : i cant understand some "complicated" words you professionals use ..



sorry for my bad english ..

:)