Amazon downloader may prevent Snow Leopard Startup

I installed Snow Leopard on my two Macs about 3 weeks ago - no problems so far.
This morning , for the first time ever, in more than 5 years of using Macs , my Mac Pro failed to startup.
By pressing shift while switching on I was able to get it going in 'Safe ' mode ( I had to look that up!).
The only thing I have changed in the last 24 hours was to install the Amazon downloader - a version said to be OK for Snow Leopard.
I found that application and put it in the trash, having learned that some 'installers' leave things in the startup list. I couldn't find an 'uninstall' command for the downloader , but equally couldn't find any mention of it in startup file lists.
The Mac started OK after shutdown - I'm suspicious about the Amazon downloader and have advised the software company responsible.

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Third-party sources for Snow Leopard are:
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Mac computer with an Intel processor
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You need to *call* Apple at 1-800-MY-APPLE, as Ralph already said.
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1-800-MY-APPLE or 1-800-676-2775
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