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diff --git a/cat/virt-cat.pod b/cat/virt-cat.pod
index 4002188..d125e6f 100755
--- a/cat/virt-cat.pod
+++ b/cat/virt-cat.pod
@@ -165,6 +165,46 @@ name as a guest.
 
 For compatibility the old style is still supported.
 
+=head1 WINDOWS PATHS
+
+C<virt-cat> has a limited ability to understand Windows drive letters
+and paths (eg. C<E:\foo\bar.txt>).
+
+If and only if the guest is running Windows then:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+Drive letter prefixes like C<C:> are resolved against the
+Windows Registry to the correct filesystem.
+
+=item *
+
+Any backslash (C<\>) characters in the path are replaced
+with forward slashes so that libguestfs can process it.
+
+=item *
+
+The path is resolved case insensitively to locate the file
+that should be displayed.
+
+=back
+
+There are some known shortcomings:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+Some NTFS symbolic links may not be followed correctly.
+
+=item *
+
+NTFS junction points that cross filesystems are not followed.
+
+=back
+
 =head1 USING GUESTFISH
 
 L<guestfish(1)> is a more powerful, lower level tool which you can use
@@ -186,8 +226,7 @@ file from a disk image directly, use:
  guestfish --ro -a disk.img -m /dev/sda1 download file -
 
 where C<disk.img> is the disk image, C</dev/sda1> is the filesystem
-within the disk image to edit, and C<file> is the full path to the
-file.
+within the disk image, and C<file> is the full path to the file.
 
 =head1 SHELL QUOTING
 
@@ -230,4 +269,4 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.