Update docs to reflect current driver name

fengjixuchui · Jul 17, 2023 · 5701e5e · 5701e5e
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diff --git a/docs/npcap-devguide.xml b/docs/npcap-devguide.xml
@@ -141,13 +141,8 @@ printf("%s", pcap_version);
 // Npcap output: "Npcap version 0.92, based on libpcap version 1.8.1"
 // WinPcap output: "WinPcap version 4.1.3"</screen>
 
-      <para>Npcap requires the <varname>npcap</varname> service to be running. If
-        installed in <quote>WinPcap Compatible Mode</quote>, the
-        <varname>npf</varname> service can be started instead.  Given that
-        <varname>npcap</varname> service is always installed
-        in both modes, a good practice is just trying the <varname>npcap</varname> service first.
-        If it fails, then try the <varname>npf</varname> service. This is also what most of our users
-        do in their software based on our investigation. A code sample from Nmap is
+      <para>Npcap requires the <varname>npcap</varname> service to be running.
+        A code sample from Nmap showing how to check the status of the service is
         <ulink role="hidepdf" url="https://github.com/nmap/nmap/blob/8c8e4a08c6c6b7abd2343e5921aafb6077bdb257/mswin32/winfix.cc#L322-L328">here</ulink>.
       </para>
     </sect3>
@@ -233,11 +228,11 @@ printf("%s", pcap_version);
         unlike WinPcap which was often installed in a demand-start
         configuration.</para> 
 
-      <para>Npcap uses service name <quote>npcap</quote> instead of WinPcap's <quote>npf</quote> with
-        <quote>WinPcap Compatible Mode</quote> OFF. So applications using
+      <para>Npcap uses service name <quote>npcap</quote> instead of WinPcap's <quote>npf</quote>,
+        so applications using
         <command>net start npf</command> for starting service must change to this:
-        run <command>net start npcap</command> first, if it fails, then try
-        <command>net start npf</command>.</para>
+        run <command>net start npcap</command>.
+        </para>
     </sect3>
   </sect2>
 

diff --git a/docs/npcap-guide.xml b/docs/npcap-guide.xml
@@ -517,9 +517,7 @@
         If there is an issue with the Npcap driver, you can open an
         <emphasis>Administrator</emphasis> command prompt,  enter <command>sc query
           npcap</command> to query the driver status and <command>net start
-          npcap</command> to start the driver (replace
-        <replaceable>npcap</replaceable> with <replaceable>npf</replaceable> if you
-        installed Npcap in <quote>WinPcap Compatible Mode</quote>).  The command
+          npcap</command> to start the driver. The command
         output will inform you whether there's an error. If the driver is running
         well, but the issue still exists, then you may need to check the driver's
         log. Normal Npcap releases don't switch on the driver log function for