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It's untidy to leave these files in the Dtemp folder and awkward to keep having to go to this folder, double click the exe file... just to run the program every time you want to.
It's far better to use Windows Explorer to name a new folder for the program, right click / cut & paste the file(s) into this folder. Then, highlight just the exe file and right click / drag a copy of this file onto your desktop. This will give you easy access to the program in future.
On the other hand, something different may happen when you double click on a single exe file... it may launch an installation utility that will install the program for you. If this is what happens you have to follow the process and it's a good thing because bits and pieces of the program have to be put in various places on your system. This process usually leads to other "goodies" as well, a new folder is created for you, the program files are moved into it and in most cases a short cut to the program is placed on the Start Menu as well. All you can ask for.
One tip for you. The installation utility will usually suggest a location on your hard drive for the new folder... usually under Program Files on your C drive. Unless you have good reason to specify a different location, it's always a good idea to go with this default.
There are a few loose ends to tidy up.
When a zip utility opens a zip file it usually works with a copy and leaves the original in the Down folder. This can either be deleted now or perhaps moved to a Backups folder. The same applies for a single exe file that contains an installation utility... the original of the file is left in the Dtemp folder. Again, the file can be deleted or kept, either in it's original zipped or unzipped format.
There's a few other loose ends I want to tie up next time and a few words to pass on about deleting programs.
Meanwhile I've made mention a few times of Windows Explorer. The generic name for this type of utility program is a File Manager. As with a lot of these Windows components there are many freebie alternatives available... I haven't used WE for ages. Take a look at a typical list of what else is
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