From 31eedf7cb3672c86a635d34b2a42b4946b742fc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: fyodor Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:22:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Note that Windows releases earlier than Windows XP SP1 are no longer supported. Remove most information about support on those systems, but link to a new wiki page with that information instead: https://secwiki.org/w/Nmap_On_Old_Windows_Releases --- docs/nmap-install.xml | 17 ++++++----------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/nmap-install.xml b/docs/nmap-install.xml index bf93ed6de..9bc118bc2 100644 --- a/docs/nmap-install.xml +++ b/docs/nmap-install.xml @@ -710,13 +710,15 @@ described in . released in 2000 and has since become the second most popular Nmap platform (behind Linux). Because of this popularity and the fact that many Windows users do not have a compiler, binary executables are -distributed for each major Nmap release. Nmap supports all versions -of Windows since NT, including 2K, XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Server -2003/2008. While it has improved dramatically, the Windows port is not +distributed for each major Nmap release. Nmap supports Windows 7, +Windows Server 2008 and 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows XP SP1 and +later. We also have a help +page for users who must run Nmap on earlier versions of +Windows. While it has improved dramatically, the Windows port is not quite as efficient as on Unix. Here are the known limitations: - Windowslimitations of @@ -779,13 +781,6 @@ be reused. Most people simply check the box to apply these changes in the execu Nmap, all of which are available from the download page at . - -Windows 2000 Dependencies -WindowsWindows 2000 Dependencies - -Nmap supports Windows 2000, but a couple dependencies from Microsoft must be installed first. Those are the Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) and the Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB835732). After installing these, follow the general instructions in the following two sections to install Nmap. - - Windows Self-installer Windowsself-installer