programs downloadable to flash drive?

[Kayman]

Thank you, Kayman! I had been looking for a way to do this, but all I could
find was something about purchasing the CD (which I figured would take too
long). I'll do it tonight, since the download is likely to take a long time.
A few more questions:

* Will Microsoft allow me to put the image file wherever I want it on my
hard drive?

Sure, wherever you want to; It's your PC and the download is unrestricted.

* Once I've burned it to a CD, would I install it on the new computer
directly from the CD rather than copying it to the hard drive and installing
it from the hard drive?

Install SP3 from the 'burnt' CD. SP3 should then show in your 'Add or
Remove Programs' panel.

* Should I delete the image file from the old computer when I'm done? (Is
there any value to keeping it there?)

Yes, you can delete it. Once SP3 is installed you can keep the CD Image
File.

 

[Jo-Anne]

Thank you very much, Kayman! I'm looking forward to getting SP3 on the new
computer before much else goes on it, just in case of trouble...

Jo-Anne

 

[M.I.5¾]

I'd like to download an antivirus program directly to a flash drive on my
old computer and then plug that drive into my new computer, copy the
program files onto the internal hard drive, and install the
program--before I connect the new computer to the internet.

Is it possible to do downloads this way?

Old computer: Windows XP Home SP3 running Norton Internet Security.
New computer: Windows XP Pro SP2 with no antivirus program as yet.

Yes that is quite feaible. However, be aware that some downloaded software
doesn't actually download the application itself, but instead it turns out
to be a loader that then installs the application by downloading the
required files from an internet location.

 

[Jo-Anne]

Yes that is quite feaible. However, be aware that some downloaded
software doesn't actually download the application itself, but instead it
turns out to be a loader that then installs the application by downloading
the required files from an internet location.

Thank you! Yes, I had that happen once, and it makes me reluctant to click
on "download." It would be nice if all companies gave us the choice to
either save the program to a hard drive or install it right away. Now I ask
someone who's likely to know whether that's the way a particular program is
downloaded.

Jo-Anne