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Windows 95 let installers trash its files then fixed the mess behind their backs

The Register 25 March 2026 34m ago
Windows 95 let installers trash its files then fixed the mess behind their backs
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I'll just clear up that up, shall I? Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has shared another nugget of Windows lore – what Windows 95 did when installers stomped on its system files.…
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