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From: John Corliss on 17 Jun 2010 18:14
Craig wrote:
> John Corliss wrote:
>>
>> Craig, any idea why, at the download page for Filezilla:
>>
>> http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
>>
>> the setup file is recommended over the .zip download?
>
> I dunno (I'm not booting much in Windows anymore and this isn't an issue
> in Linux) but here's what they say.
>
> hth...
>
>> Installer version
>>
>> As a novice user the installer version is the safe and easy choice.
>> With this version you only need to download the file, run it and the
>> program will get installed by itself. The installer version also
>> comes with so called debug files which helps solve problems should a
>> program crash occur. If you don't know which version to get, this is
>> probably the one you want. However, if you don't have sufficient
>> rights to install programs on the computer you are using (e.g. at
>> work or at school) the zip version is the way to go. If you've
>> already decided to go for the installer version, you can go directly
>> to downloading.
>
> <http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Client_Installation>

Thanks for the info. Given my preference for no-install programs, I
decided to go with the .zip file version. I'm not going to be using the
program any time in the near future, but it's probably a good idea to
have it on hand in case I change my mind.

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