Dustin wrote:
> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
> news:Q8mdne9Rjo43bVDRnZ2dnUVZ8tGdnZ2d@bt.com:

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>> Dustin,
>>
>> *Did* you *TEST* it to see if there was anything else *with* it, or
>> just 'go with the flow'? I don't care about this for myself, but on
>> behalf of others. I want folk to be safe - that's all.

> What in the hell is wrong with you?

I'll take that as a *no* then, shall I? ;-)

> It's an offline (network install) edition of service pack3.

I imagined that my initial query could have been *simply* answered but
AFAICT no one has advised *why* with this particular link the .exe file
is *automatically* downloaded to a computer without any user interaction
(i.e. no need to press a 'download button').

Maybe, Dustin, you have just nailed the reason.

Could it be because, as you say above, it's an offline (network install)
edition?

Might that be the explanation?