cyclic redundancy check

[jojoplato]

when i'm trying to copy a certain avi file, i get the following error:
Data Error: cyclic redundancy check

when i try to convert it with virtual dub,
directly from the cd, i get the same error

DOes somebody know what i have to do here???

thanks
jojo

[kinneera]

The only time I've seen that error was when my hard drive blew a sector in the middle of a file.

[jojoplato]

and do you know how to avoid that?

[kinneera]

Unfortunately, I suspect the only way would be to use a data recovery tool of some sort.