I would like to thank you all for your comments here, as I was having the same thoughts as the original poster when I kept being directed to install the Ask toolbar along with this program and there was no way to prevent this from happening. I have had serious computer issues after that particular toolbar was installed on my system a while back and I do not want a repeat of that experience.
I would particularly like to thank Drydareelin for his direct link which allowed me to install and start using this program.
Thank you again,
Aeschine