My analogies are usually pretty bad and often more confusing than the original idea that I'm trying to explain. However, I think that I have come up with an analogy for downloading and installing files that might make a few light bulbs go off above computer users' heads. Let me know if this makes sense to you:
| Install from CD |
Install from Internet (download) |
| Buy computer program package from retail outlet. |
Download installation file from Internet to a known location on your computer |
| Insert CD from package into your computer |
Double-click the file you downloaded from the Internet |
| Follow on-screen instructions to install your program |
Follow on-screen instructions to install your program |
| Take CD out of computer and store in case you need to reinstall. The disk is no longer needed to use the program. |
Once the program installs, you can either copy original download to a CD or delete it. The program is now ready to use. |
For a video tip explaining how to download step-by-step, click here.
