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[http://digestit.kennethballard.com/ digestIT 2004] is a free Windows program that allows you to generate an [http://dret.net/glossary/md5 MD5 message hash] or an [http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=SHA1&i=51225,00.asp SHA-1 hash] for a file. An MD5 message hash, aka MD5 sum, and a SHA-1 hash are unique hexadecimal numbers that allow you to determine if a file has been altered. A silent installer and uninstaller for digestIT 2004 is provided below. Once it is installed, you can right-click on a file in Windows and choose "digestIT 2004" to generate either an MD5 hash or a SHA-1 hash. The software then provides you the opportunity to copy the hash to the Windows clipboard or save it to a file.
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