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  Step 1:  Downloading Programs

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When you download a program from the Internet, you save the download module to a download area of your computer.
  Step 2:  Running the Install

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It is this installation module that you scan for viruses, then run on your computer to install the software. After the installation is complete, the software will run without the installation module.
  Step 3:  Deleting the Install Module

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But if you delete the installation module, you will no longer have it for installing the same software on other computers. And if your system ever has to be rebuilt after a crash, you're counting on the same download to be available on the web, which is risky.
  Step 4:  Try a Program Archive

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The program archive gives you the advantage of saving copies of these installation modules, in case they are needed again. In the example, the program Wincode has been installed to one disk drive, and a copy of the installation module is in the Program Archive location of a different physical drive.