They didnt make it twice as big, some guys offer their own "custom" versions witha bunch of stuff you can add at time of install or after
See in SoLoR description it says "custom"
(Tho even I would say 7GB is way over the top)
I just posted that to show the MD5 could be anything if its not VHD
Since MS aint makin no mas ISO, if you just download one from "somewhere", you are at the mercy of whoever converted
They can slip in anything from the bad side - a really good rootkit or trojan only has to be like 25Kb
So peeps try to D/L from guys who have a rep for reliability
And the VHD is compressed - as I recall the X86 is about 300MB smaller and the X64 is 600MB (but dont quote me)
That brings up the prob of converting yourself, since to make it correctly AND BOOTABLE is not quite a walk in the park.
You have to use boot stuff shell from an old vers ("made from 7232 VHD on 7229 ISO")
I see lots of guys who complain their convert didnt work, wah wah wah
Orbit30 has an idiot proof convert utility if you can find it
And just about all the sites now have convert tuts
Even one with a youtube vid
If you want peace of mind, you are gonna have to learn it. (Thnx MS)
heres a few
http://windows7center.com/foru...3-convert-vhd-iso.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/ins...w-convert-vhd-iso.html
http://www.chris123nt.com/2009...o-wim-and-make-an-iso/
Edit:
And if you look at the other "ISO" - 7232 X64 is ~3.14GB, which is "correct"