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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Perhaps it’s just a coincidence, but I burned two DVDs
of the FC6 installation with finalization and they were both corrupt somehow.  The
third DVD, burned from the same downloaded ISO file was burned without finalization
and is not corrupt.  Does this make sense?  Is it in some sense obvious?
 Anyway, if the finalization truly causes a problem, perhaps this posting
will help someone else.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Some details:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FC6 downloaded via BitTorret<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>double checked download via sha1sum.exe
(after initial problems).  Naturally the file passed (thanks BitTorrent!)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The first two DVD were burned with
finalization (using Nero Burning ROM SE 6.0 and a Sony DRU-710A)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Both of these failed the “Check
CD” phase (and both failed miserably when I tried to install anyway)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The third DVD was burned from the
same download, but without finalization, passed the CD check and is presently
installing away.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-- <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Charlie Butterfield</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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