title: Installing and using the play framework on windows vista with java
body: <p>I am brand new to the play framework and could use a little bit of help understanding first why the play framework is useful, and how to install and use it on windows vista. The project that I will be working on will be to make a custom API that will power a photo sharing software to be accessed by mobile and desktop devices. I tried to go through the installation guide on the play website but I couldn't get it to work (unfortunately i'm not very good when it comes to manual installations in the command line on windows). </p>
  
  <p>I would like to be able to run one of the sample projects included, but I am unsure of how to get the play command installed on the command line to run it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. </p>