If you are reinstalling a program from the Internet or doing a first-time install, should you choose the run instead of save option during the installation? For all installs over the Internet, I always encourage my clients to do saves instead of runs and I will go over a few points as to why this is best.

Reducing Bandwidth
Need to install the software program on multiple computers? To reduce the killing of your bandwidth, save the software program to your portable media (such as a USB Flash Drive or CD/DVD) so that you can reinstall the software program to the other computers.

Reducing Fees
To download software programs, at times, licensing and download fees, are involved so if you have a copy saved locally, this prevents you from paying additional fees to download the software program once again.

Reducing Infection
By saving the software program to the computer before installing, you can then scan it with your antivirus program to see if it is safe before executing it as legitimate sites often get hacked by exploiters who can upload rogue files for you to download and install.

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About The Author: Stephan Pringle is an Information Technology Support Specialist. He covers hardware and software and provides tips for you to troubleshoot and repair issues on your own. In his spare time, he writes articles about the State of New York on his Hackintosh and HackBook and that has helped him to become the top contributor of the New York City section of Yahoo! Answers.

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