Why are so many CRCs of XP builds FFFFFFFF

Discussion in 'Windows XP / Older OS' started by blackranger, Aug 8, 2011.

  1. blackranger

    blackranger MDL Senior Member

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    #1 blackranger, Aug 8, 2011
    How did MS do that? I had seen many builds of Windows XP w/ SP3 and they were most-likely having CRC-32 = FFFFFFFF.

    Did MS add junk data to unify the CRC values?
     
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    Its still unexplained and too weird even if it's "hash collision"?
     
  6. Oz

    Oz MDL Expert

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    #6 Oz, Apr 11, 2013
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    Use the Microsoft CRC.exe if you want a real crc value:

    Code:
    CRC Verification Utility, Version 3.00
Copyright (C) Microsoft, 1992-1996

AutoCRC signature for file GRTMHFPP_EN.iso is 0x1D8BBC79
AutoCRC indicates the file GRTMHFPP_EN.iso is VALID

AutoCRC signature for file GRTMHOEM_EN.iso is 0xC34593AC
AutoCRC indicates the file GRTMHOEM_EN.iso is VALID

AutoCRC signature for file GRTMPFPP_EN.iso is 0x11B88642
AutoCRC indicates the file GRTMPFPP_EN.iso is VALID

AutoCRC signature for file GRTMPOEM_EN.iso is 0x1400BEC2
AutoCRC indicates the file GRTMPOEM_EN.iso is VALID

AutoCRC signature for file GRTMPVOL_EN.iso is 0x18B45CE2
AutoCRC indicates the file GRTMPVOL_EN.iso is VALID