Cyclic redundancy check error

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I often encounter cyclic redundancy issues when I install a game or when I copy the entirety of a CD to my hard drive. I would really appreciate being able to work around this problem. Can you help me?

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Ju31
 
Hello everyone,

After trying countless recipes found here and there on the forums regarding this infamous cyclical redundancy problem, all without success, I simply cleaned my CD with a soft cloth and there, MIRACLE, HALLELUJAH, it works.

A word to all those who might be tempted to use this method, it is now protected by copyright and I will not hesitate to take legal action against any infringer.

Best regards,

J
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lauriou Posted messages 2 Status Member
 
Oh no! It's not a cleanup that will solve this problem... it's copy-protected. Copy it with DVD Shrink after unlocking it with Any DVD. YOU ONLY COPY DISCS YOU OWN, FOR PERSONAL BACKUP PURPOSES, OTHERWISE YOU'RE ENGAGING IN COPYRIGHTED COPYING AS PER THE LAW.
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milsabords
 
Hello,

you will need to try with Alcohol 120%. Either by making a direct copy, which will create an image file that you'll need to mount later, or by using the "Xtra Assistant" to select each file individually. If you're not familiar with Alcohol 120% yet, it will take you some time to get used to it, but it's worth looking into.

In case there are issues, it's best to use this assistant and make an "image" backup of each part of the movie - if that doesn't work, I don't know how to proceed - then mount the "image" file created by Alcohol 120% in the Daemon Tools software (free).

You can try disabling AnyDVD or changing the region in the menu by checking region 1 (USA, etc...) instead of region 2 (Europe, etc...).

There’s also a software called "DVDFab" that can sometimes work.

Be careful, if during DVD playback - if it's a DVD - you see little green squares (pixelation of the image), it might mean that the original is damaged. You may then use AnyDVD Ripper with the following path: start, programs, Sly Soft, AnyDVD Ripper, or "rip the DVD".

If you're working on Vista, try using XP instead, you'll encounter far fewer obstacles in this kind of operation.

Good luck.
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sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
 
Your question is redundant; it has already been asked.
In any case, it comes back in a cyclical manner.

http://www.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-111933
http://www.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-63499

And Google finds the answer:
http://www.gametalk.com/talk/pc/medal_of_honor_allied_assault/55927934.htm
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Fencow
 
hum, the Google search page does provide the solution to the problem but ... it's in English, and since I'm not a polyglot by birth, seeing perfect bilingual, could someone enlighten me a bit more about this darn cyclic rebound problem ...

Personally, I have this problem when I try to install games like Medal of Honor: Allied Assault or The Fall of Max Payne ... maybe it's due to a lens issue because I installed these games before on this PC and everything went perfectly ... I also installed them yesterday at a friend's place, it works, ... where does this problem come from ... need HELP
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milsabords
 
we do not save on rw, there are often recovery issues, that's why. you should try to recover it from another computer possibly, but I'm afraid it's screwed.
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milsabords56
 
circular redundancy problem = drive protected against copying in 98% of cases, or else, damaged drive.
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grom
 
Yes, the disk is damaged, but how can it be repaired?
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milsabords Posted messages 45 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
 
not repairable! but often the problem doesn't come from the disc; it's a copy protection that triggers this message.
by testing this disc on different players - external ones in particular - we can check if it is indeed damaged or if it can be copied with DVD Shrink.
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sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
 
cyclic redundancy error = corrupted data.

The CD is probably damaged, or it is copy-protected.
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totof
 
You can try to make a copy using Nero "Copy a CD" on a CD-RW at a very low speed.
Sometimes it works.
Then, you make a copy of the CD-RW to your hard drive.
You erase your CD-RW and there you have it, you've copied all your DIVX to your hard drive.
Tof
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poseidon > totof
 
It doesn't work but thanks anyway. Do you have another suggestion?
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Silverblade > poseidon
 
* So first, a little info for all the gods who said that if we receive this message, it means the media is damaged: THAT'S FALSE!!! (it happened to me and the problem is solved and the disk is in perfect condition)

* Then, for those who might have this problem, a few small things to try (I don’t know which one makes a difference because when I had this issue, I forgot my scientific mind and did everything at once and then retried and it worked, so some might be useless):

- take out the disk (or the floppy) and put it back in
- move the folder where you want to copy your files (anywhere as long as you change the folder) (of course, if you just change its position within the same folder, it won’t help ^^): in the same disk or on another one if you have others, but I just moved it to one of the directories on the same disk)
- it worked for me, but if it doesn’t work, restart
- if it still doesn’t work... give up (just kidding, you should never give up!)

Sorry for the messy info... I hope it helps some of you...
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Silverblade > poseidon
 
* So here's a little info for all the gods who said that if you get this message it's because the media is damaged: THAT'S FALSE!!! (it happened to me and the problem is resolved and the disk is in perfect condition)

* Then, for those who have this problem, here are some things to try (I don't know which one actually works because when I had this problem, I forgot my scientific mind and did everything at once, and then I tried again and it worked, so some might be unnecessary):

- uncheck the "read-only" box of the file in which you want to copy your files if it is checked (and of all subfolders) THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT and I'm sure it makes a difference
- remove the disk (or floppy disk) and then put it back
- move the folder where you want to copy your files (anywhere as long as you change the folder (of course, just moving it within the same folder won't help ^^): within the same disk or to another if you have others, but I just moved it to one of the directories on the same disk)
- do not use the Ctrl+c command but simply drag and drop the files (drag & drop with the mouse) but I don't think that one has much effect
- for me it worked, but if it doesn't, restart
- if it still doesn't work ... give up (just kidding, you should never give up!)

Sorry for the messy info... I hope this helps some of you...
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dixits > Silverblade
 
When I want to uncheck the read-only box, it says that access is denied.
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maxime
 
I have a cyclic redundancy problem; every time I try to reinstall Medal of Honor: Allied Assault during installation (at 11 percent), it says error: cyclic redundancy problem.
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ano
 
me 26...
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milsabords > ano
 
Hello,

I don't know if you've resolved the issue. I have a computer technician nearby, and it can indeed come from a damaged media, but with a recent disk, it's most often due to the fact that the disk is protected.

To work around the problem, I installed the software Any DVD; the latest version even allows you to copy Blu-rays.

Find it, install it, and you'll see a very clear difference, I believe.

Yours sincerely.
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crissemardequeçamefaitchier > milsabords
 
okay. I downloaded the latest version of Any DVD, it didn't work, I still got this cyclic redundancy check. I cleaned my disk. The disk is brand new. It didn't work. I always left Any DVD activated, then I tried with cmd and the following command: xcopy d:video_ts c:/c to force the copy despite an error, it copies but the same error still shows up. I combined Any DVD with several software like DVD Shrink. Still the same error. I tried to open the uncopyable files with Notepad, copy them as a text file, then rename the extension, but that still doesn't work. PLEASE, I need a solution.
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Charlytwo
 
Hi,

To recover CDs in cyclical redundancy: "Unstoppable Copier": http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~roadkil/

Good luck

C2
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Atrocique
 
C2 said:

Hello,

To recover CDs with cyclic redundancy: "Unstoppable Copier": http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~roadkil/

Good luck

C2

Your link doesn't work anymore. What can I do?
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casirossi > Atrocique
 
Hello,
I have an error message telling me there is a cyclic redundancy problem when I copy music from my hard drive to another external hard drive.
Sometimes, I just need to copy files to my hard drive for it to catch this redundancy problem.
If someone could help me, I would be grateful.

Thank you

Casirossi
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milsabords Posted messages 45 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   > casirossi
 
Hello,
I had the same problem at first. However, when the CDRC appears with new and clean discs, it means there is a copy protection.

I got Any DVD, and with this software, I no longer had problems with CDs for my personal compilations - you can hear that - but I still have some issues with DVDs...

I also use CSS Region Free and the virtual player DVDx Player, which is currently the only one that integrates a region-free system - because CD/DVD players are often "locked" to RPC2.
Some damaged discs that were given to me wouldn't "rip" at first, but with all this installed, it is very rare for me to encounter problems.
So you need to look for:

Any DVD

CSS Region Free

DVDx Player


DVD Shrink (if you don't have it yet)

DVD Decrypter (possibly also) roughly equivalent to DVD Shrink (but without the incredibly effective editing table found in DVD Shrink)

Let me know how it goes once you have all this.

Don't just take my word for it, try it.

And don't resell, or I won't be responsible for you anymore. Personally, I don't mess around.

Promise!
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YANAMAR D BUG > milsabords Posted messages 45 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
 
And when it "clicks" just by installing an original game (Oblivion, I can't believe it), is it that the disk is dead?
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Hellsing
 
Non-cyclic redundancy check is a problem with the CD-ROM drive.
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jfrançois34
 
I had the same problem...
For me, it was simple, instead of dragging the file, just do a copy and paste.
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red.hare hotmail.com
 
Ok, go ahead, try to delete your file! You're going to have a nice surprise!
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Fu Xuen Posted messages 3651 Status Contributor 306
 
Cyclic redundancy is in the messages of this discussion :).

-= Fu Xuen =-
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rnd
 
The cyclic redundancy check problem often occurs when the "Lead Out" has not terminated properly.
This problem occurs on certain file systems (including DVD and CD-ROM) that allow a higher directory to link to a lower directory (with the files from the higher directory actually contained within the lower directory).
If certain data is not written correctly, the computer will point to the lower directory, will see itself, will point back to itself, and thus return to the lower one.
This creates an infinite loop and is called a cyclic redundancy.
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JeanMarc
 
Anything but that, dude.
Get informed before acting like a fool. You don't know anything about computers, so don't try to act like the boss.
Look, just on this site, if you had wanted to, you would have found out what cyclic redundancy means.

JM
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Xblade > JeanMarc
 
you should take a page from that and master your language u_u
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SimL > Xblade
 
In French, we say language ;)
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claudepatient
 
After long hours in front of the screen, I finally managed to get rid of the infamous "cyclic redundancy," without formatting!!! I'm not a fan of formatting or defragmenting; I know many are keen on it!! lol!!
Here's my story:
"Take the time to read carefully, even if the terms are not quite accurate, (it's for better understanding)"
The PC was working wonderfully until the day my kid, in the spring of his life, having crashed his own, went surfing on "exotic" explanation sites, if you catch my drift!!!!
Oh damn!!!! A mess on the computer!!!!!
Hard to shake off; it’s been 4 years since it has run without a single format or defrag, and just one problem a year that I managed to counter, but this time I decide to do a bit of housecleaning, I back up everything I can, "docs, photos, and personal files" so I don’t lose everything, then I try to make an image of the HDD, a first for me!!!
It must be said that following a crash three years ago, I have two other already configured HDDs on standby; yep!!! No more than 5 minutes to get the machine back up and running in case of issues!!!
From time to time, I "plug" them in for updates
So after downloading what I need to make this famous "photo," I dive in!!!!! The program interrupts.... and the damn message appears "rebounding in loop"!!!! lol
A little chkdsk!!! ..... "defective sector"
Yes, but where????
I restart Drive Image XML, and the error is located between the 863,645th and 924,843rd sectors!!!! out of the 77 million on the partition; the haystack is smaller!!!!
And there I make the mistake of doing a defrag!!! which aims to tighten the bytes, but which makes "cohabitate" the black sheep right in the middle of the flock!!!!
I need to locate this sector, so I launch "WinHex" and go see in the "little haystack" what’s inside, .... a DLL!!!! I make a copy and then move it to D:.... then I put it back in its original folder \windows.....;
I restart DrvImXml, and the haystack shrinks to 561 sectors!!!! I’m going to get it!!!!!
With WinHex, I locate the sector, but I can’t edit it; my version of the program is a demo and doesn’t allow saving to the HDD,
for info, filling all bytes with "00" equals a low-level format, yes but only if it’s done on the "physical" surface of the HDD and not on the "logical," there’s a "shift"; be careful not to confuse it!!!!
I then try another hex editor, but this one is too "innocent"!! It only reads the "logical"!!!
And then an idea!!!! I start an examination with the disk tool of my HDD, a 80GB Seagate, therefore "Seatools" on the "Ultimate Boot" CD...
A complete analysis allows me to locate the erroneous sector, plus that’s where I saw the shift between the physical and logical surface!!!
Seatools leaves me at the end of the analysis the option to fill the sector with "00" or not!!!! I hesitate, then on the second analysis, interrupted by me because it’s dragging on, I "zero" the sector!!!!
BINGO!!!!!

Conclusion:
It is not mandatory to format an HDD just for a few defective sectors if the physical surface is not affected!!!!!
I was able to see that deleted data remain on the HDD
and above all that with a little effort, you can make it happen!!!!!

Thanks nonetheless to the forum team
Claude
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Bilana01
 
Doesn't work!!!!!!!!
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orca
 
I'm the same!!!
When I want to move a file from one hard drive to another: cyclic redundancy, the same when I burn!!
Isn't there a way to disable the cyclic redundancy check??
It's really stupid, because I can read the file without an issue, but I can't do anything with it....
Can someone help me?
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trustdasystem
 
Hello

I found this too, if it can help clarify things for you

"In computer science, a cyclic redundancy check or CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) is a tool used to detect transmission errors by adding redundancy. The added redundancy commonly referred to (incorrectly) as a checksum is obtained by a type of hashing over the entire data set.

CRCs are calculated before and after transmission or duplication, then compared to ensure they are the same. The most commonly used CRC calculations are constructed in such a way that errors of certain types, such as those caused by interference during transmissions, are always detected."

ciaoo
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joséphine
 
I have this problem with a DVD that I made on MAC, and that I copy onto my STOREX Multimedia.
I have already done the same transfer with other DVDs and I didn't have this problem.
I don't understand why this is happening to me this time.
Thank you for the response.
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Djo La Force Posted messages 22035 Status Contributor 1 839
 
Hi

Well, well, this topic has lasted quite a while!

Since it was started…

First of all, I believe that with a good cleaning of temporary files and the registry every day (not just as some say "oh once a month is enough!") this problem doesn't arise.

I have only had this problem once since 1999 with my first PC, and since then, I've been using Ccleaner and RegCleaner and haven't encountered this problem again...

So maybe we shouldn't overthink things and get into some routines...

Have a good day
--
The Force is like computers, their actions are unpredictable.
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tyv
 
Nothing to do with it, Jo the knaks.
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homme
 
I also encountered this problem with the Tambe Reader game.. the issue is with the disk itself due to the alteration of 1 file.
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LDiablo Posted messages 1424 Status Member 127
 
Good evening,

first of all, run a memory test with Memtest 86 v.30
http://optimisersonpc.free.fr/download.html#benchs

Otherwise, your problem is most likely due to the copies.
Speed too high or poor quality of the CDs.
http://www.pcastuces.com/materiel/gravure/faq/gravure/grav5.htm

Sincerely.....LDiablo
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jean mi
 
Hello,
I have the same problem of cyclic redundancy, I can't read some of my DIVX, but if I lend a DIVX with a cyclic redundancy to a friend, he can read it. Where could the problem come from?
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Eaulive Posted messages 27403 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   294
 
Have you read message #4?

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bonsoir > Eaulive Posted messages 27403 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
 
Save a tree: eat a beaver.
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castorpc84 > bonsoir
 
I have nothing against carnivores... but I feel a bit targeted!!!!
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milsabords
 
there maybe the reader himself is showing signs of fatigue possibly ...

it happened to me, and I had to throw that reader away because when I erased a DVD RW, it consistently messed it up, and even the verbatim ones!
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Mathy'
 
It happened to me too, I don't understand. I had already installed my Sims 3 game on my PC, but after a bug with my computer, my repairman initialized the computer which meant that the game was uninstalled and impossible to reinstall... because of a cyclic redundancy error for just one file... please help me...
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superman
 
I had the same problem, I managed to work around it by restarting my machine.
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émilie
 
Hello,
I would like to know why I can no longer see my photos on the floppy disk.
Every time I try to view a photo on my floppy disk, it says "cyclic redundancy check error."
How can I see my photos on my floppy disk????
Thank you for your response.
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morin
 
Hello
I don't know if your problem is still current
but if you encounter this problem again
open your floppy disk with software other than Windows
Nero for example, plus you'll be able to move your files
by the same occasion @+
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ringo Posted messages 182 Status Member 8
 
try to copy your diskette to another one, it has worked before
good luck
a clever person can play the fool, the opposite is not
possible
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NY16
 
A sly person can act like a fool, but generally it is the fools who act sly...
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émilie
 
Hello,
How should I go about copying a floppy disk??
Because every time I want to remove a photo from my floppy disk to put it in a file, it says "cyclic redundancy error" as well
thank you for your reply
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grund Posted messages 2 Status Member
 
hi

I have the same problem, I tried to burn a CD, and at one point it gives me a cyclic redundancy error.
It annoys me, I would really like to burn it.
Actually, I really want to copy my DivX onto the drive, but it doesn't work.
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XIAN
 
HI

TO FIX A REDUNDANCY ERROR, NOTHING COULD BE SIMPLER
USE 120% ALCOHOL (VERY EFFECTIVE)

NERO DOESN'T CATCH ANYTHING...
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sky27 > XIAN
 
Alcohol also gives me cyclic redundancy errors... :(
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Violaplayer > XIAN
 
I couldn't copy my CD, which is not protected, I should note, to the hard drive, so I copied it onto another CD with Nero at a reduced speed, and it worked

I was able to copy it to my hard drive

Death to cyclic redundancy lol
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