Downloading programs from the net

[nesetceri]

I was informed that when you download-install programs from the Internet to Vista ,it is best to open the program , never save it.Is this correct ?

[Camarade_Tux]

I'd say save. Open can create problems, no matter which OS.

[Mr Snrub]

I was informed that when you download-install programs from the Internet to Vista ,it is best to open the program , never save it.Is this correct ?

If anything, that is completely backwards.

"Open" simply downloads the file to the Temporary Internet Files folder for the current user, and then attempts to launch the program associated with that file type (or the file itself if it is an executable).

"Save" will prompt you for a location to save a permanent copy of the file after downloading, then you can manually run (or virus-scan) it when you want.

For small files, using "Open" isn't a big problem - but if you download a very large file and then for some reason the launch fails, you may end up having to download it over again, depending on your settings for temporary files.

Remember that IE is now launched with a lower privilege level than your real user token, so if the launcher inherits this privilege level then it might not have enough rights to do what it wants to do (this is by design of course, it is a security measure of IE) - in this case "Save" is preferable to "Open".

[nesetceri]

Thank you for your quick responses..one more thing.. I was advised to use Java 6 not Java 5 with Vista Why ?

[Mr Snrub]

I assume a compatibility thing, though you would have guessed that the later version would be more likely to work!

When getting this "advice" in the future I'd ask for reasons

[anonymous_user]

ive read that java 5 (update 11) works fine in Vista.