Dumb question, but.....

Anyone here?

Nope ;) (I'm kidding obviously)

Can anyone answer my question? What does it mean to extract it to the archive?

Extract it with something like WinRAR or 7-Zip

Extract what?

the_homebrew_channel-1.0.1.tar.gz from [hbc.hackmii.com]

why doesn't hackmii host this as a boot.dol?!?! that would save us helpers on the forums a lot of time! haha

So does anyone have an answer?

sorry bg, didnt see ur respronse!

I have Windows Vista and downloaded 7-Zip.
I right clicked on the_hombrew_channel-1.0.1.tar.gz
and clicked on 7-zip, and it gave me these options:

Open Archive
Extract Files
Extract Here
Extract to the_homebrew_channel-1.0.1.tar/"
Test Archive
Add to Archive
Compress and Email
Add to the_homebrew_channel-1.0.1.tar.gz.7z
Compress to the_homebrew_channel-1.0.1.tar.gz.7z and email
Add to the_homebrew_channel-1.0.1.tar.gz.zip
Compress to the_homebrew_channel-1.0.1.tar.gz.zip and email

which one should I do? WiiBrew says to extract to the archive.

You could use any of the ones that say 'extract'

A tar.gz file is an archive. I'd like to know what page on wiibrew you're reffering to.

To answer your question click extract files and extract the files to the root of your SD card.

[wiibrew.org]
Alright, so I should just choose extract files? got it

Thanks for the link, maybe I have bad eyes but I still dont see where it says that.

Also, be sure to extract to the root of your SD card.

It's down at the very bottom at Troubleshooting.

I tell the computer to extract it to the root of the SD card,
and then it asks me if I want to replace the old
the_homebrew_channel-1.0.1.tar
with the modified one, and when I say yes, it says it can't
delete output file G:\the_homebrew_channel-1.0.1.tar.
Now that I think about it, should I be extracting the file folder
or GZ File?

Extract the the_homebrew_channel-1.01.tar also. (it's a bit confusing)
[hbc.tar.gz -extract-> hbc.tar -extract-> hbc boot.dol]

Ive tried everything mentioned here, but it still says the same thing every time.
Just so you know, I haven't been making a brand new save file everytie before
copying the Twilight Hack. I did it the very first time, and then I just deleted and
the Twilight Hack copied into its place. Now when I try I just immediately copy the
Twilight Hack and goes to where the save file was. Should I be making a new save
file everytime I try it?

Hello?

Hello. HAve you solved ypur problems yet?

No, unfortunately. I'm really sorry it's taking so long, but now I think I got so far off track that
the only way to finish this would be to start over and just go step by step with someone else.