diff --git a/NmapOps.cc b/NmapOps.cc
index a16d5dd99..59d8249d7 100644
--- a/NmapOps.cc
+++ b/NmapOps.cc
@@ -429,15 +429,11 @@ void NmapOps::ValidateOptions() {
         const char *privreq = "root privileges.";
 #ifdef WIN32
         if (!have_pcap)
-                privreq = "WinPcap version 3.1 or higher and\n\
-iphlpapi.dll.  You seem to be missing one or both of these.  Winpcap is\n\
-available from http://www.winpcap.org.  iphlpapi.dll comes with Win98 and\n\
-later operating systems and NT 4.0 with SP4 or greater.  For previous Windows\n\
-versions, you may be able to take iphlpapi.dll from another system and place\n\
-it in your system32 dir (e.g. c:\\windows\\system32).\n\
-On Windows Vista and Windows 7, The WinPcap NPF service must be started by an\n\
-administrator before WinPcap can be used.  Running nmap.exe will open a UAC\n\
-dialog where you can start NPF if you have administrator privileges.";
+          privreq = "Npcap, but it seems to be missing.\n\
+Npcap is available from http://www.npcap.org. The Npcap driver service must\n\
+be started by an administrator before Npcap can be used. Running nmap.exe\n\
+will open a UAC dialog where you can start the service if you have\n\
+administrator privileges.";
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/mswin32/winfix.cc b/mswin32/winfix.cc
index 1de4d3386..4e901194e 100644
--- a/mswin32/winfix.cc
+++ b/mswin32/winfix.cc
@@ -353,17 +353,17 @@ void win_init()
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 		if(FAILED(__HrLoadAllImportsForDll("wpcap.dll")))
 		{
-			error("WARNING: your winpcap is too old to use.  Nmap may not function.\n");
+			error("WARNING: Failed to load wpcap.dll.  Nmap may not function.\n");
 			o.have_pcap = false;
 		}
 #endif
 		if(o.debugging)
-			printf("Winpcap present, dynamic linked to: %s\n", pcap_lib_version());
+			printf("wpcap.dll present, library version: %s\n", pcap_lib_version());
 
 	}
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 	__except (1) {
-			error("WARNING: Could not import all necessary Npcap functions.  You may need to upgrade to version 0.07 or higher from http://www.npcap.org.  Resorting to connect() mode -- Nmap may not function completely");
+			error("WARNING: Could not import all necessary Npcap functions. You may need to upgrade to the latest version from http://www.npcap.org. Resorting to connect() mode -- Nmap may not function completely");
 		o.have_pcap=false;
 		}
 #endif
diff --git a/nping/winfix.cc b/nping/winfix.cc
index f9e602996..ca6876ed3 100644
--- a/nping/winfix.cc
+++ b/nping/winfix.cc
@@ -352,17 +352,17 @@ void win_init()
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 		if(FAILED(__HrLoadAllImportsForDll("wpcap.dll")))
 		{
-			error("WARNING: your winpcap is too old to use.  Nping may not function.\n");
+			error("WARNING: Failed to load wpcap.dll.  Nmap may not function.\n");
 			o.setHavePcap(false);
 		}
 #endif
 		if(o.getDebugging() >= DBG_1)
-			printf("Winpcap present, dynamic linked to: %s\n", pcap_lib_version());
+			printf("wpcap.dll present, library version: %s\n", pcap_lib_version());
 
 	}
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 	__except (1) {
-			error("WARNING: Could not import all necessary Npcap functions.  You may need to upgrade to version 0.07 or higher from http://www.npcap.org.  Resorting to connect() mode -- Nping may not function completely");
+			error("WARNING: Could not import all necessary Npcap functions. You may need to upgrade to the latest version from http://www.npcap.org. Resorting to connect() mode -- Nmap may not function completely");
 		o.setHavePcap(false);
 		}
 #endif