If I remember well, the call to CreateFile in PacketOpenAdapter() loads the
vxd into memory before opening the handle, so you simply need that function
to dynamically install the driver.

Loris


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>         I want to write a program that use winpcap as an interface to
> access datalink layer on windows platform. I have already read the
> mailing list archive and the source code of packet.dll. I found that
> there is a function PacketInstallDriver() in WinNT/2000/XP version of
>  packet.dll. The function will be called if PacketOpenAdapter() finds that
> the NPF driver is not installed.
>         However, I cannot find PacketInstallDriver() function in Win98
> version of packet.dll. But my program will/may be run on Win98.
>         How can I install the driver for Win98 without using the setup
>  program downloaded from the website?
>         I know that I can install a driver on windows by using a INF file.
> Shall I install the driver by using this method?
>         Thanks a lot.
>
> Wong Hang.
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