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Downloading program installers before formatting?

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What do you think? Is downloading the installers for programs that I use everyday like (Kaspersky, CCleaner, drivers, Chrome and 20 more) and putting them on a usb drive, a better option than downloading them after formatting the system? Or does it not matter?

 

I know that some downloads change depending on Windows version (for example chrome has 1 download button that adjust the installer to your current PC) and that is why I am afraid that some program wont be fitting to my new system (the same Windows).

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3 minutes ago, trzasku said:

Thanks :) I only download from developers site. 

 

BTW. Is this way better than installing after foirmatting or no difference?

 

No difference. What makes you think there would be?

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For drivers I always get latest before reinstall and do them all at once. For software I have started to use Ninite.com for the most part and manual downloads for the rest.

 

I also backup user profiles and config files and paste them back in after installing software.

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