Post #2450040
2026-05-12 11:17 UTC
boot something like Hirenz via USB
mount the device Windows MBR maps as C:
extract the rarball onto the mount point
reboot
learn not to dumbass, dumbass
Replies (4)
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@janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 2026-05-12 13:53
You made up all of those words, except dumbass I suppose. I’ve heard that one before.
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@iocase@lemmy.zip 2026-05-12 11:59
I think what’s funniest to me is he was very close to recreating a real windows feature. You actually can “compress files to save space” under options, and apply it to all child files and folders. This is not the way to do it though lmao
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@cadmiumsandbox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-05-12 11:28
ok but that negates any storage saved tho
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@smeenz@lemmy.nz 2026-05-12 12:18
Does winrar store ntfs attributes and security settings? If not, then simply uncompressing the files to their original location may not result in a working OS, especially if the registry wasn't backed up because winrar couldn't access it