March 13, 2008

The difference is between Run and Save

Q:
Can you please tell me what the difference is between Run and Save? Thank you!

A:
This question has been popping up all over the place lately, so I figured we should go over it again. Here's a discount viagra online quick refresher for you on the difference between Run and Save. Let's go!

When you're downloading something from the Internet, you will more than likely have the option to choose between Run and Save. Either of those will lead you in the right direction to the program's set up and to install it on your computer, but the difference lies within where the setup file actually opens from.

If you click on Save, you can specify where you want the setup file to go (for example, to your My Documents folder, on your desktop, etc). From there, you can put it on a disk, just in case you ever need to reinstall it or want to put it on another computer.

On the other hand, by choosing Run, the set up process starts once the setup file is downloaded to your Temporary Internet Files. Then when you empty your temp files, the setup download disappears. This option is great if you're not a download packrat, but either way, you should be clearing out your temp files on a regular basis to prevent your computer from getting clogged up with downloads.

Which one do I use, you ask? Well, I usually download the file to my desktop and then either delete it after the install, save it to my Downloads folder or send it to a disk. But the choice is yours!

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