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Installing WinPcap & WC3Banlist on Windows 7

David — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:47:16 +0000

I had a bit of trouble getting WC3Banlist (mainly due to its dependency on WinPcap) on Windows 7

This is working on Windows 7 RC1, with User Acount Control (UAC) on (set to Default)

I did quite a few things when troubleshooting so it’s hard to replicate the exact steps, but here’s some instructions on how I have it set up now:

Install WinPcap

Download WinPcap 4.1
Right click the downloaded installer exe and choose Properties
Go to the Compatibility tab
In Compatibility mode, Tick “Run this program in compatibility mode for:” and choose Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) from the drop-down
Tick “Run this program as an administrator” in Privilege Level
Hit OK
Run the exe and go through the normal installation

Install WC3Banlist

Download WC3Banlist
Right click the installation file and choose Run as administrator
Untick “Install WinPcap 3.1 (required)” when you get to the “Select additional tasks” step and proceed as normal

Run Wc3Banlist

Browse to where you installed banlist and open up file properties for wc3banlist.exe
Go to the Compatibility tab and tick Run as an administrator
Click OK
Run wc3banlist.exe

Verify

Go to the Preferences tab in Wc3Banlist
Select Network in the list on the left navigation pane
Ensure your network card(s) are listed in the drop-down
You can click Diagnostics to verify banlist can receive TCP packets

Troubleshooting

If this still isn’t working, I would recommend turning off UAC and trying again.

To turn off UAC, open the Control Panel (Start > Control Panel)
Click System and Security
Under Action Center, click Change User Account Control settings
Drag the slider down to Never Notify
Click OK
You have to restart for this to take effect