X-Git-Url: https://wimlib.net/git/?p=wimlib;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.WINDOWS;h=775d545de02f879c3aeb824d6e913ea34ad8a406;hp=93c20ddb75bff73fdf5733edb3c7f37bbc319225;hb=3b7eb8865398b3367c6eaa92a87042f56302c6c5;hpb=9bec19341aac9190cd0bd80a6937b02d923dd566

diff --git a/README.WINDOWS b/README.WINDOWS
index 93c20ddb..775d545d 100644
--- a/README.WINDOWS
+++ b/README.WINDOWS
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ you should read too.
 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.
+  * wimlib-imagex.exe, a command-line tool to deal with WIM (.wim), split WIM
+    (.swm), and ESD (.esd) files that is inspired by Microsoft's ImageX and
+    DISM.  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').
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ZIP file containing the following items:
     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
+    (libwim-15.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
@@ -32,16 +32,10 @@ ZIP file containing the following items:
                                  WIMLIB-IMAGEX
 
 wimlib-imagex provides most features of Microsoft's ImageX, plus additional
-features.  First, the main limitations of wimlib-imagex compared to Microsoft's
-ImageX are the following:
-
-  * Mounting images from a WIM file is not supported on Windows.
-
-  * The LZX ("maximum") compression ratio is several percent worse than
-    Microsoft's implementation.
-
-However, wimlib-imagex provides a number of advantages compared to Microsoft's
-ImageX, including but not limited to the following:
+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
@@ -63,13 +57,19 @@ ImageX, including but not limited to the following:
     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
 
-Currently there is no graphical user interface available for wimlib or
-wimlib-imagex.  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.
+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.  However, an unofficial, beta,
+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/.