How to turn rar files into self boot

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How to turn rar files into self boot

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I know this nusy have been asked a thousand times, but everytime I go to the sites info page, it seems as though there is no information regarding the matter. I would like to know how to convert rar files (for example system 16 rar) into a selfbootable disc. Any help would be very much appreciated. :)
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Post by Nyarlathotep »

RAR is a type of compression (like ZIP) - you will need to extract it before burning it; most good decompression apps can do this like PowerAchiver, WinRAR etc.

When its extracted there will be either a disk image, which you just burn normally, or a .bin file which you should use with any of our self boot kits (check the needed tools page) to make a disk image from.
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