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Windows Imaging File Format (WIM)

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  • Category: Document
  • Language: English

This paper defines the internal format of a Windows Imaging (WIM) file format.

  • This paper defines the internal format of a Windows Imaging (WIM) file format. This information may be used to build .wim file creation or extraction tools, or other WIM-enabled applications.

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Operating Systems: Windows Vista

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