7-Zip is the archive utility I reach for whenever a retro PC build needs something extracted — Windows XP ISOs before a WinSetupFromUSB install, or driver archives on a fresh Windows 98 install, where the install sequence often depends on getting 7-Zip in first before anything else can be unpacked.
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