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    From sticks@wolverine01@charter.net to alt.comp.os.windows-11 on Thu Jan 29 12:13:55 2026
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    Not important I guess, but I found this interesting.
    I decided to install acrobat reader and downloaded the installation file
    from their website. Did the install and once finished I went to the
    downloads directory to remove the install file and it was gone. I guess
    the installation now removes the files there too. I have not seen this behavior before.
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  • From sticks@wolverine01@charter.net to alt.comp.os.windows-11 on Thu Jan 29 20:20:17 2026
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    On 1/29/2026 7:31 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
    sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:

    Not important I guess, but I found this interesting.
    I decided to install acrobat reader and downloaded the installation file
    from their website. Did the install and once finished I went to the
    downloads directory to remove the install file and it was gone. I guess
    the installation now removes the files there too. I have not seen this
    behavior before.

    That was likely a web installer, not a standalone/offline installer.

    I know that, but I've still not seen anything else delete that file.
    Have you?
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  • From VanguardLH@V@nguard.LH to alt.comp.os.windows-11 on Thu Jan 29 21:43:33 2026
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    sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:

    VanguardLH wrote:

    sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:

    Not important I guess, but I found this interesting.
    I decided to install acrobat reader and downloaded the installation file >>> from their website. Did the install and once finished I went to the
    downloads directory to remove the install file and it was gone. I guess >>> the installation now removes the files there too. I have not seen this
    behavior before.

    That was likely a web installer, not a standalone/offline installer.

    I know that, but I've still not seen anything else delete that file.
    Have you?

    It has been a long time since I installed Adobe Reader, but I recall the
    web installer file disappeared after the installation completed. That's
    why in my Download folder where I store downloads, I had both a URL
    shortcut to the download page, and the web installer there, but would
    copy the web installer file somewhere else when I did an install, or I
    made a copy, and ran the copy, so the original would get left behind.

    Maybe they figure after installation thereafter you'd rely on the
    auto-updater in the program to get newer versions.
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