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finally get windows install commands right
commit433dae6b9efe95a42ab5cdb389ec0a88bb76c3ea authorTinnus Napbus <admin@tinnus-napbus.xyz> dateFri 19 Aug 2022, 05:32 (4 years ago) parentc033d1f
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content/getting-started/cli.md+7−3 content/getting-started/server.md+8−4
content/getting-started/cli.md+7−3
@@ -35,11 +35,15 @@ sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' ./urbit
3535{% tab label="Windows" %}
3636
3737```winbatch
38−curl -L https://urbit.org/install/windows/latest | tar xzk --strip=1
39−urbit.exe
38+curl -L https://urbit.org/install/windows/latest | tar -xzkf - --strip-components=1 && urbit
4039```
4140
42−> Windows 10 build 17063 and later includes the familiar `curl` and `tar` command-line tools.
41+Windows 10 build 17063 and later includes the familiar `curl` and `tar`
42+command-line tools. If you're running an older version of Windows, you may need
43+to visit
44+[https://github.com/urbit/urbit/releases/latest](https://github.com/urbit/urbit/releases/latest)
45+in the browser, download the `windows.zip` file, extract it and execute the
46+contained `urbit.exe` file in the command prompt.
4347
4448{% /tab %}
4549
content/getting-started/server.md+8−4
@@ -94,12 +94,16 @@ sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' ./urbit
9494
9595{% tab label="Windows" %}
9696
97−```shell
98−curl -L https://urbit.org/install/windows/latest | tar xzk --strip=1
99−urbit.exe
97+```winbatch
98+curl -L https://urbit.org/install/windows/latest | tar -xzkf - --strip-components=1 && urbit
10099```
101100
102−> Windows 10 build 17063 and later includes the familiar `curl` and `tar` command-line tools.
101+Windows 10 build 17063 and later includes the familiar `curl` and `tar`
102+command-line tools. If you're running an older version of Windows, you may need
103+to visit
104+[https://github.com/urbit/urbit/releases/latest](https://github.com/urbit/urbit/releases/latest)
105+in the browser, download the `windows.zip` file, extract it and execute the
106+contained `urbit.exe` file in the command prompt.
103107
104108{% /tab %}
105109