Simple File Validator for Windows 32-bit

Simple File Validator, better known as WIN-SFV or just SFV, is a handy free utility that will let you do a CRC check on any file (or files) provided you have a known good copy elsewhere or an SFV table created from a known good copy. Two common uses are checking the contents of a new floppy disk or CD against the original data on your hard drive, and checking for corruption in files you've just downloaded. The simple Windows interface is self-explanatory, but here's the quick version of the instructions:

If you've already got an SFV table and want to validate the file(s) it came with, put the file(s) and the SFV file in the same directory, run WIN-SFV, select that directory, click Next, select Verify Files, and click Next again. You can select and unselect individual files, if neccessary, using the window on the right.
If you want to create an SFV table for a file or set of files you plan to copy or upload, run WIN-SFV, select the directory containing the file(s), click Next, select Create Table, select the file(s) from the window on the right, and click Next again.
Some other SFV programs create files with headers WIN-SFV does not recognize. If WIN-SFV does not recognize an SFV file you've downloaded, copy the first two lines of a good SFV file and paste them at the top of the bad SFV file. If you don't have a good SFV file around, just make one!

WIN-SFV32 for Windows, version 1.1a
Download SFV32W.ZIP

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