I checked a battle in-game, and my KH general is now with a unit of spartans
Heh, my test too

Link to the FAQ but no link to .81a makes sense to me.
Many people have issues & don't read the FAQ then post topics "how do I <X that is in the FAQ>"
No new shortcut is made because the link to .81 created by the .81 installer is still valid, its still essentially .81 but with hotfixes added.

I'm wierded out by this whole installer deleting many files thing... didn't do it to me