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Add instructions on how to include the Vista version of Packet.dll in the WinPcap upgrading instructions.

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@@ -22,50 +22,58 @@ How to upgrade Nmap to a new WinPcap release (2007)
C:\Windows\system32\wpcap.dll
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\npf.sys
4) Open winpcap-nmap.nsi.
4a) Change the version for the following lines:
4) Copy the Vista version of Packet.dll. This is tricky because there
are several (three, as of this writing) versions of Packet.dll in the
installer but only one is installed at a time. You can see all the
versions by opening the installer with 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/).
Select the installer within 7-Zip and click "File", "Open Inside".
Enter the $SYSDIR subdirectory. One by one, extract (you can drag and
drop) the copies of Packet.dll somewhere. Right-click on each
Packet.dll, click "Properties", then select the "Version" tab. The
"Description:" field will have a string containing "NT4", "NT5", or
"Vista". When you find the Vista file copy it to vista/Packet.dll.
5) Open winpcap-nmap.nsi.
5a) Change the version for the following lines:
Name "winpcap-nmap-X.X"
OutFile "winpcap-nmap-X.X.exe
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\winpcap-nmap" "DisplayName" "winpcap-nmap X.X"
4b) Get the internal 'FileVersion' from wpcap.dll. Right-click on
5b) Get the internal 'FileVersion' from wpcap.dll. Right-click on
wpcap.dll and select "Properties", then select the "Version" tab.
Copy the number there into this part of winpcap-nmap.nsi:
var /GLOBAL my_ver
StrCpy $my_ver "X.X.X.X" <-- file version goes here
5) Generate installer exe by compiling winpcap-nmap.nsi using the
6) Generate installer exe by compiling winpcap-nmap.nsi using the
running the command
makensis winpcap-nmap.nsi
makensis is part of the "Nullsoft Scriptable Install System" at
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/.
6) Give the installer a test, make sure the correct version appears in
7) Give the installer a test, make sure the correct version appears in
the installer's name and in Add/Remove Programs. You may also want to
try installing it when it is already installed or an older version is
installed.
7) Open mswin32/nsis/Nmap.nsi and update the references to the winpcap
8) Open mswin32/nsis/Nmap.nsi and update the references to the winpcap
installer's name. You should only have to change the version number.
The section you need to look at starts like this:
Section "WinPcap X.X" SecWinPcap
8) Download the WinPcap developer package
9) Download the WinPcap developer package
(http://www.winpcap.org/devel.htm) and replace all the files in
mswin32/lib/ with the new versions inside the package.
9) Build the Nmap installer. The best way to do this is to run "make" in
10) Build the Nmap installer. The best way to do this is to run "make" in
the mswin32 directory. This will build Nmap and run makensis for you.
Test the installer. You may want to try it with Nmap already
installed and with different versions installed. Also check that
everything appears in Add/Remove Programs correctly.
10) Test Nmap functionallity that uses WinPcap (raw packet scans, raw
11) Test Nmap functionallity that uses WinPcap (raw packet scans, raw
packet pings, traceroute).
11) Sit back and have a cup of coffee, you deserve it :)
*NB* You must also update vista/Packet.dll with the vista specific version from the offcial winpcap release
12) Sit back and have a cup of coffee, you deserve it :)