as the WinPcap installation is now longer really needed (it has become part of the main Ethereal installer) clarify things about installation

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binary packages.
</para>
<section id="ChBuildInstallComponents">
<title>Ethereal Installer</title>
<title>Install Ethereal</title>
<para>
You may acquire a binary installer of Ethereal at
<ulink url="&EtherealBinariesPage;">&EtherealBinariesPage;</ulink>.
You may acquire a binary installer of Ethereal named something like:
<filename>ethereal-setup-x.y.z.exe</filename>.
</para>
<para>
Simply download the installer and execute it.
Simply download the Ethereal installer from:
<ulink url="&EtherealBinariesPage;">&EtherealBinariesPage;</ulink>
and execute it.
</para>
<note><title>Note!</title>
<para>
Since Ethereal Version 0.10.12, the WinPcap installer has become part of
the main Ethereal installer, so you don't need to download and install
two separate packages any longer.
<command>Since Ethereal Version 0.10.12, the WinPcap installer has become
part of the main Ethereal installer, so you don't need to download and
install two separate packages any longer!</command>
</para>
</note>
</section>
<section id="ChBuildWinInstaller">
<title>Ethereal Installer Settings</title>
<title>Components</title>
<para>
Beside the usual installer options like where to install the program,
there are several optional components.
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</itemizedlist>
</para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcap">
<title>Install WinPcap</title>
<para>
As mentioned above, the Ethereal installer includes WinPcap.
</para>
<para>
While running, the
Ethereal installer detects which WinPcap version is currently
running and will install WinPcap, if none or an older version is
detected. So the following is only necessary if you want to
try a different than the recommended WinPcap version, e.g. because a new
WinPcap beta version was released.
</para>
<para>
You will find a single installer exe called something
like "auto-installer", which can be installed under various Windows
systems, including 9x/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP. This installer is located at:
<ulink url="&WinPcapDownloadWebsite;">&WinPcapDownloadWebsite;</ulink>.
</para>
<note><title>Note!</title>
<para>
Current information about the Ethereal related usage of WinPcap can be
found at:
<command>As mentioned above, the Ethereal installer
(since version 0.10.12) takes care of the installation of WinPcap,
so usually you don't have to worry about WinPcap at all!</command>
</para>
</note>
<para>
If you do not have WinPcap installed you will be able to open saved
capture files, but you will not be able to capture live network traffic.
</para>
<para>
While running, the Ethereal installer detects which WinPcap version is
currently installed and will install WinPcap, if none or an older version is
detected.
</para>
<para>
More WinPcap info:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Ethereal related:
<ulink url="http://wiki.ethereal.com/WinPcap">http://wiki.ethereal.com/WinPcap</ulink>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
General WinPcap info:
<ulink url="&WinPcapWebsite;">&WinPcapWebsite;</ulink>
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcapManually">
<title>Manual WinPcap Installation</title>
<para>
The following is only necessary if you want to
try a different version than the one included in the Ethereal installer,
e.g. because a new WinPcap (beta) version was released.
</para>
<para>
Additional WinPcap versions (including newer alpha or beta releases)
can be downloaded from the following locations:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
The main WinPcap site:
<ulink url="&WinPcapWebsite;">&WinPcapWebsite;</ulink>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
The ethereal.com mirror:
<ulink url="http://winpcap.mirror.ethereal.com">
http://winpcap.mirror.ethereal.com</ulink>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
The Wiretapped.net mirror:
<ulink url="http://www.mirrors.wiretapped.net/security/packet-capture/winpcap">
http://www.mirrors.wiretapped.net/security/packet-capture/winpcap</ulink>
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
At the download page you will find a single installer exe called something
like "auto-installer", which can be installed under various Windows
systems, including 9x/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP.
</para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="ChBuildInstallWinUpdate">
<title>Update</title>
<section id="ChBuildInstallWinEtherealUpdate">
<title>Update Ethereal</title>
<para>
From time to time you may want to update your installed Ethereal to a more
recent version. If you join Ethereal's announce mailing list, you will be
informed about new Ethereal versions, see <xref
linkend="ChIntroMailingLists"/> for details how to subscribe to this list.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
</para>
<para>
<command>Update Ethereal</command>.
New versions of Ethereal usually become available every 4-8 weeks.
Updating Ethereal is done the same way as installing it, you simply
download and start the installer exe. A reboot is usually not required and
all your personal settings remain unchanged.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
</section>
<section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcapUpdate">
<title>Update WinPcap</title>
<para>
<command>Update WinPcap</command>.
New versions of WinPcap are less frequently available, maybe only once a
New versions of WinPcap are less frequently available, maybe only once in a
year. You will find WinPcap update instructions where you can download new
versions. Usually you have to reboot the machine after installing a new
WinPcap version.
WinPcap versions. Usually you have to reboot the machine after installing
a new WinPcap version.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<warning><title>Warning!</title>
<para>
If you have an older version of WinPcap installed, you must un-install it
before installing the current version. Recent versions of the WinPcap
installer will take care of this.
</para>
</warning>
</section>
<section id="ChBuildInstallWinUninstall">
<title>Uninstall Ethereal</title>
<para>
You can uninstall Ethereal the usual way, using the "Add or Remove Programs"
option inside the Control Panel. You will find two entries, one for Ethereal
itself and one for WinPcap.
You can uninstall Ethereal the usual way, using the "Add or Remove
Programs" option inside the Control Panel. Select the "Ethereal" entry to
start the uninstallation procedure.
</para>
<para>
The Ethereal uninstaller will provide several options which things to be
uninstalled, the default is to remove the core components but keep the personal
settings, WinPcap and alike.
</para>
<para>
WinPcap won't be uninstalled by default, as other programs than Ethereal
may use it as well.
</para>
</section>
<section id="ChBuildInstallWinPcapUninstall">
<title>Uninstall WinPcap</title>
<para>
You can uninstall WinPcap independantly of Ethereal, using the "WinPcap"
entry in the "Add or Remove Programs" of the Control Panel.
</para>
<note><title>Note!</title>
<para>
After uninstallation of WinPcap you can't capture anything with Ethereal.
</para>
</note>
<para>
It might be a good idea to reboot Windows afterwards.
</para>
</section>
</section>