How can something so simple

How can something so simple be so difficult? I downloaded the PHP Windows Binaries from www.php.net and performed the recommended manual installation. According to the instructions a manual install was suppose to provide a learning experience that would be of future benefit. Well the learning experience was php did not work. Next I downloaded the PHP 5.03 installer. Running the installer was no help. Next a search of the internet lead me to an O’Reilly page. Following these instructions worked. Is it me or is doing anything on a windows box one big pain in the ….