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-                                  INTRODUCTION
-
-wimlib is free and open source software that is available on both UNIX-like
-systems and Windows.  This file provides additional information specifically
-about the Windows version of wimlib and the command line tool "wimlib-imagex"
-that is distributed with it.  It does not obsolete the generic README.txt, which
-you should read too.
-
-                              WINDOWS DISTRIBUTION
-
-For the convenience of Windows users, the Windows distribution of wimlib is a
-ZIP file containing the following items:
-
-  * wimlib-imagex.exe, a command-line tool to deal with WIM (.wim) and split WIM
-    (.swm) files that is similar to Microsoft's ImageX.  This is a ready-to-run
-    executable and not an installer.
-
-  * Very short batch scripts (e.g. wimapply.cmd) which are shortcuts to the
-    corresponding wimlib-imagex commands (e.g. `wimlib-imagex apply').
-
-  * The documentation, including this file, the generic README.txt, and
-    PDF documentation for wimlib-imagex in the 'doc' directory.
-
-  * Various DLL (.dll) files, including the wimlib library itself
-    (libwim-9.dll).  The C header wimlib.h is not included; download the source
-    if you want it.
-
-  * License files for all software included.  These are all free software
-    licenses.
-
-                                 WIMLIB-IMAGEX
-
-wimlib-imagex provides most features of Microsoft's ImageX, plus additional
-features.  Perhaps the main limitation is that mounting images from a WIM file
-is not supported on Windows.  However, wimlib-imagex provides a number of
-advantages compared to Microsoft's ImageX, including but not limited to the
-following:
-
-  * wimlib-imagex provides "extract" and "update" commands that can be used to
-    work around the lack of mount support.  These commands are very fast
-    compared to mounting and unmounting images with Microsoft's ImageX, so you
-    may prefer them anyway.
-
-  * wimlib-imagex provides an easy-to-use "optimize" command to remove wasted
-    space from WIM files.
-
-  * In some cases, wimlib-imagex uses simpler command-line syntax.  For
-    example, integrity tables are treated as persistent, and in some cases image
-    names need not be explicitly specified.
-
-  * Whenever possible, wimlib-imagex includes improved documentation and
-    informational output compared to Microsoft's software.
-
-  * On Windows, wimlib-imagex can correctly save and restore some combinations
-    of data that Microsoft's ImageX runs into bugs on --- for example,
-    uncompressed files in compressed directories, or files with alternate data
-    streams and multiple hard links.
-
-  * wimlib-imagex also supports ESD (.esd) files, except when encrypted.  (These
-    use a newer version of the WIM file format.)
-
-  * wimlib and wimlib-imagex are free software, so you can modify and/or audit
-    the source code.
-
-                                ADDITIONAL NOTES
-
-It's recommended to use wimlib-imagex in scripts to avoid having to
-interactively enter commands.  However, note that wimlib-imagex is largely just
-a command-line front-end for wimlib, and it's possible to use wimlib's API in
-other front-ends or applications.  Currently there is no official graphical user
-interface available for wimlib or wimlib-imagex.  An unofficial Windows-only
-graphical user interface that provides a thin wrapper around wimlib-imagex can
-be downloaded at
-http://reboot.pro/files/file/485-wimlib-imagex-command-line-compiler/; however,
-as of 2014-03-23 it is still under development and is only released for testing.