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Unfortunately WinPcap doesn't offer a version of their installer that runs on Windows 8. Since WinPcap uses a kernel-mode driver to capture network packets, it seems like a very terrible idea to force Windows 8 to use the Windows Vista / 7 driver.

Is there a build anywhere that offers a Windows 8 compatible driver or is there an alternative program for Windows 8 that offers this capability?

Sathyajith Bhat
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Nathan Osman
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  • Surprising. There isn't any significant changes to the driver model to keep it from installing. . . – surfasb Oct 27 '11 at 08:11
  • Actually, a lot of drivers I used to install on the Developer Preview I have just selected the Windows 7 compatibility mode. It's just so that the drivers don't support Windows 8 through their configuration/signing, but I really think nearly nothing has changed to the driver architecture. **Just try it**, you can always just go to Safe Mode to remove it if it breaks... – Tamara Wijsman Mar 03 '12 at 23:34

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Forcing WinPcap to use Windows 7 compatibility mode worked for me on Windows 8 x64 consumer preview.

Raystafarian
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Can you try Microsoft Network Monitor? However even here it supports upto Windows 7.

I would suggest installing Network Monitor or WinPcap in Windows 7 compatibility mode since Windows 8 driver model would be similar to Windows 7 driver model.

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