What is the difference between .wim and .bzip2?
- Extension
- .wim
- .bzip2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Compressed
- Developer
- Microsoft
- bzip2
- Description
- It is a file-based disk image format created by Microsoft for its latest Windows OS releases, Windows Server 2008 and the Windows Vista. Windows Imaging Format (wim), is used for the standard installation method of the OS.
- It is an open-source file compressor and decompressor that is freely available and uses the Burrows-Wheeler codec. It isn't a file archiver as it compresses single files.
- MIME Type
- application/x-ms-wim
- application/x-bzip2
- Wikipedia
- .wim on Wikipedia
- .bzip2 on Wikipedia