~BD~ wrote:

> 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').

Fer cryin' out loud... it's an *.EXE* file! It's not a *web page*. A
direct link to an *.EXE* file CANNOT have a *'download button'*.

--
-bts
-now just drop it, wilya?