Many video games in the adventure genre are in essence collecting games. You have to get the gem to open the gate, and to get the gem you need the three pieces of tablet, etc etc.<\/p>\n
Windows is like this sometimes. I want to try Windows Azure. I need SQL Express<\/a>. I download SQL Express 2008. Try to run, it tells me I need Windows Installer 4.5<\/a>. I download Windows Installer 4.5. Try to run, it tells me \u201cThe system cannot find the file specified.\u201d<\/p>\n This makes me pause. Is it a broken download, or is my system broken? Maybe it\u2019s because I downloaded to a network drive. Yup \u2013 copy it to a local drive, and it runs fine. This is the adventure game equivalent of a puzzle.<\/p>\n Now the dialog says, \u201cYou must restart your computer for the updates to take effect.\u201d To be continued, then.<\/p>\n Shame Microsoft hasn\u2019t (as far as I know) issued a VM image with all this ready to go.<\/p>\n Many video games in the adventure genre are in essence collecting games. You have to get the gem to open the gate, and to get the gem you need the three pieces of tablet, etc etc. Windows is like this sometimes. I want to try Windows Azure. I need SQL Express. I download SQL Express … Continue reading Windows is an adventure game<\/span>