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Save or Run?

by kelliesavage Jun 1, 2007 3:48PM PDT

When downloading or upgrading software eg. IE, iTunes,Google Gadgets etc. should you save or merely run the download? If you save the download when an upgrade is downloaded does this also remove the previous version or is the saved program taking up space on the harddrive and requires manual deletion? Help appreciated....Kellie

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save or run
by boro0502 Jun 1, 2007 3:55PM PDT

Its just me but I only 'run' microsoft updates, when ever I update any other programs I always 'save' and then scan, then when I run them have a good read of the terms and conditions just incase they add on any new 'extras' that I dont want.

andy

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Depends
by jackson dougless Jun 1, 2007 11:51PM PDT

Since you use IE, if you're absolutely sure your system is free of malware, I would say so long as you're downloading the update directly from the website for the program, you're about as safe as you're going to be, and it's probably fine to run the update program directly.

If you're downloading something from a third party site, including usually trustworthy ones like download.com, I'd save it and scan it first.

I also wouldn't recommend using Internet Explorer any more than you have to. It has a habit of picking up little addon programs without you having to do more than visit the right wrong site. Mozilla Firefox or Opera would be considerably safer, though not perfect, alternatives.

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Save program in order to scan?
by kelliesavage Jun 2, 2007 5:57AM PDT

Please excuse my lack of knowledge. Is saving the program to scan it before loading the only reason to save instead of run?

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by John.Wilkinson Jun 2, 2007 6:05AM PDT

When you Run the program it is saved temporarilly and deleted a short time later. If it is a large program you may want to safe the installer on your computer so you can reinstall it later, if necessary, without redownloading it. Thus, you'd want to Save it to a location of your choice.

John

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No.
by kelliesavage Jun 2, 2007 6:12AM PDT

Thanks for your help!

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