what happens when you install a program? Why is it not sufficient to just download the files?
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a lot of the time that *is* sufficient. you can test this by installing things on one PC, then copying them to another. many will work just fine, even if you move them to the “wrong” folder. and if they keep files in a separate location, like documentsgamessavefiles that location is just regenerated the first time they run on the other PC
the main thing to cause problems on windows is redistributables like Visual C++ that have to be present on your PC for the program to work, and registry entries that control things like which entries are added to your right-click menu
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