How do I check integrity of updates/hotfixes?

I have downloaded updates for my workstation on another machine. I did
not find any checksum or hash of
the files I downloaded.

How do I confirm integrity of the downloaded files i.e. whether the
files got corrupted while being
downloaded or they got infected/corrupted while on the machine I
downloaded to. Is there any check for
their integrity? Or does the windows installer which installs the
updates does any check for the sanity of
patches?


Many thanks in advance for help.

A.

anonymous <> wrote:

> How do I confirm integrity of the downloaded files i.e. whether the
> files got corrupted while being
> downloaded or they got infected/corrupted while on the machine I
> downloaded to. Is there any check for
> their integrity?

All Microsoft downloads are cryptographically signed. To check the validity
of the download, right-click on its icon, select "Properties", click the tab
"Digital Signatures". Select with a single click the first or only item in
the signature list, and click "Details". In the window that opens, if the
wording "This digital signature is OK" appears, then the download file is
correct down to the very last bit.

--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]

Robin Walker wrote:
> anonymous <> wrote:
>
> > How do I confirm integrity of the downloaded files i.e. whether the
> > files got corrupted while being
> > downloaded or they got infected/corrupted while on the machine I
> > downloaded to. Is there any check for
> > their integrity?
>
> All Microsoft downloads are cryptographically signed. To check the validity
> of the download, right-click on its icon, select "Properties", click the tab
> "Digital Signatures". Select with a single click the first or only item in
> the signature list, and click "Details". In the window that opens, if the
> wording "This digital signature is OK" appears, then the download file is
> correct down to the very last bit.
>
> --
> Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
>


Many thanks for the help.

A.