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If you 'play' an operating system as if it was a game, what is the final boss, and how do you beat it? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I did get it right. I literally used that command in a Windows activation hack.

[โ€“] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Start by using / instead of - like all other old build in windows comands then read the docs and find you need /p or /s or /r to tell it what to do

then /t 0 does nothing, /t 1 (or higher) actually sets and timer and implicitly sets /f as well

you'd know this if you had actually entered that command. Cuz that's the info it prints when you get it wrong

[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah, you're both right and wrong at the same time. I missed an argument.

shutdown -s -f -t 0

Not /, it's -

I never suggested I was running Windows 11, this is for Windows XP. I just double and triple checked, it's not /, it's -

[โ€“] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Go to bed grandpa

[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you. That just means I have more experience than you.

[โ€“] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I need to figure out floppy drives I'll ask

[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks. I happen to have arranged Windows 3.11 to be live bootable from a single floppy disk. I call it WinFlop. Various versions of it actually, including a build with a taskbar and start menu.

I also made a companion disk, Diagnostic Utilities, that includes not only basic diagnostic utilities, but also CD, USB, and NTFS drivers.

I'll be around all week. I'd share a link, but not much point right now, the Internet Archive is still apparently down โ˜น๏ธ

[โ€“] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cool! Let's hope the archive is remains up, and if not we've got a community backup project coming up

[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If/when the Archive does come back up, the short link is..

https://tinyurl.com/winflop395

It has a variety of versions as I've already mentioned, the 95 part of the link refers to the one with a taskbar and start menu.

I do hope the archive comes back up soon.

Edit: And yes, it does have the Y2K patches and a few other critical updates.

[โ€“] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cool, I might see this in a museum sometime

[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Happy day! The Internet Archive is back online!

https://rss.ponder.cat/post/41946