He leaned back, the blue light of the monitor reflecting in his eyes. The 0xc000007b ghost had been exorcised.
Alex took a deep breath and double-clicked the Aeon’s Gate icon one last time. The screen went black. A high-definition logo blossomed across the monitor, followed by the sweeping swell of orchestral music. No error box. No "OK" button. Just the game.
Alex had just downloaded Aeon’s Gate , a graphically intensive masterpiece, but the "0xc000007b" error—the digital equivalent of a "Keep Out" sign—stood in the way.