1) Download and install MinGW32. 2) add MinGW's "\bin" path to your PATH variable 3) Download winpcap development pack http://www.winpcap.org/install/bin/WpdPack_4_0_2.zip. Unzip to c:\WpdPack 4) From pypcap-1.1 directory: > python setup.py config --with-pcap="C:\WpdPack" > python setup.py build -cmingw32 > python setup.py bdist_wininst The installer will be put into the \dist subdirectory of pypcap.