diff --git a/docs/nmap-install.xml b/docs/nmap-install.xml
index 784c9567c..6206f3bdc 100644
--- a/docs/nmap-install.xml
+++ b/docs/nmap-install.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ sub 2048g/A50A6A94 2005-04-24
For every Nmap package download file
(e.g. nmap-4.76.tar.bz2 and
-nmap-4.76-win32.zip), there is a corresponding
+nmap-4.76-setup.exe), there is a corresponding
file in the sigs directory with .asc appended
to the name (e.g. nmap-4.76.tar.bz2.asc).
This is the detached signature file.
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ Connect scan performance can be
improved substantially by applying the Registry changes in the
nmap_performance.reg file included with Nmap. By default these changes are applied for you by the Nmap executable installer. This registry file
is in the nmap-version
-directory of the Windows binary zip file, and
+directory of the Windows binary zip file (for Nmap OEM customers), and
nmap-version/mswin32
in the source tarball (where version is the
version number of the specific release). These changes increase
@@ -798,20 +798,17 @@ command-line or through Zenmap.
Command-line Zip BinariesWindowszip binaries
-Most users prefer installing Nmap with the self-installer discussed previously.
+The Zip archive is available to Nmap OEM customers only. Most users prefer installing Nmap with the self-installer discussed previously.
-Every stable Nmap release comes with Windows
+Every stable Nmap OEM release is also available as Windows
command-line binaries and associated files in a Zip archive. No
graphical interface is included, so you need to run
-nmap.exe from a DOS/command window. Or you can
-download and install a superior command shell such as those included
-with the free
-CygwinCygwin
-system available from . Here are the step-by-step instructions for installing and executing the Nmap .zip binaries.
+nmap.exe from a DOS/command window.
+Here are the step-by-step instructions for installing and executing the Nmap .zip binaries.Installing the Nmap zip binaries
-Download the .zip binaries from .
+Download the .zip binaries from the link provided in your Nmap OEM order.Extract the zip file into the directory you want
Nmap to reside in. An example would be C:\Program
@@ -825,16 +822,16 @@ changes discussed previously.Nmap requires the free Npcap packet capture library.
We include a recent Npcap installer which is available in the zip file
-as npcap-version.exe,
+as npcap-version-oem.exe,
where version is the Npcap version rather
than the Nmap version. Alternatively, you can obtain and install
the latest version from .
Due to the way Nmap is compiled, it requires the
-Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package of runtime
+Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package of runtime
components. Many systems already have this installed from other
-packages, but you should run VC_redist.x86.exe
+packages, but you should run vc_redist.x86.exe
from the zip file just in case you need it.
Pass the option to run these installers in quiet (non interactive) mode.
@@ -900,11 +897,14 @@ failures.
The executable and data files can be found in nmap-version/mswin32/Release/. You can copy them to a preferred directory as long as they are all kept together.
-Ensure that you have Npcap installed. You can obtain it by
-installing our binary self-installer or executing
-npcap-version.exe from
-our zip package. Alternatively, you can obtain the official installer at
-.
+Ensure that you have Npcap installed.
+ The official installer for the latest version is available at . Users who install via
+ our binary self-installer will have Npcap installed automatically.
+ Nmap OEM customers can also run
+ npcap-version.exe from
+ our zip package.
+Instructions for executing your compiled Nmap are
given in the next section.
diff --git a/docs/win32-installer-zenmap-buildguide.txt b/docs/win32-installer-zenmap-buildguide.txt
index cebd5b823..a606024f3 100644
--- a/docs/win32-installer-zenmap-buildguide.txt
+++ b/docs/win32-installer-zenmap-buildguide.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Python-upgrade.txt there for more information.
II. OTHER REQUIREMENTS
-You'll need Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 for compilation.
+You'll need Microsoft Visual Studio for compilation.
Directions for obtaining that are at:
https://nmap.org/install/inst-windows.html#inst-win-source.
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ You'll also need Cygwin installed in order to build the Nmap installer
http://www.cygwin.com/.
And last, you'll need the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installed.
-You can download if from http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Download (Version
-2.46 tested). Install in "C:\Program Files\NSIS" even if it offers
-"C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS".
+You can download if from http://nsis.sourceforge.io/Download (Version
+3.08 tested).
III. BUILDING