I much prefer zips. I won't download or install exes unless they are the major components from the software makers themselves.... If I get PhotoShop from Adobe, or Poser directly from CuriousLabs (you know boxes, manuals, and guarantees) I can be fairly sure that it doesn't contain a trojan; anything from J Random Vendor and I'd be taking too many chances. I run both PC and Macs in this small office so opening stuff on one computer and hand-carrying it to another isn't really that much extra work, but why risk any of my computers? As much as I hate this Windows box, I don't torture it. And if I don't have the particular software on this box, your exe won't install anything anywhere anyway, so there'd be NO benefit to me. Only risk. Since I do almost all of my graphics on the Mac, I won't buy PC-only items from the marketplaces. Carolly