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David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> writes:
[...]
> On Windows, you need to search for the right website that has "A".  Then
> when you have found the download link, you need to pass through layers
> of new sites called "download.com" or "getyoursoftwarehere.com", wading
> through adverts and hoping that /this/ link is for the actual download,
> and not another link to another intermediary site.  And you hope that
> there is no malware along the way.
[...]

I haven't installed anything on Windows in a while, but as I recall
if you want to install a software package, it's almost always best
to go directly to the project site and look for a Windows installer.
Third-party download sites are best avoided if at all possible.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
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