How can I use IE8 Developer Tools to inspect network traffic? - internet-explorer-8

How can I use IE8 Developer Tools to inspect network traffic?
Specifics:
I need to test if files have loaded or if they have loaded slow. In Firefox/Firebug I can do this by using the NET tab.
Restrictions:
I cannot install additional software, so answers in Examine http response headers in IE8 are of no use to me. :( I am debugging issues on restricted computer systems and do not have admin rights.
Rumors?
I have read that there is no way, at all, to inspect network traffic using IE8 Developer Tools, is this true?
Thanks.

In http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2010/04/22/ie9-developer-tools-network-tab.aspx it says:
The developer tools include some new capabilities and improvements
over the tools in IE8:
A new tab for inspecting network traffic.
So this is impossible in IE8 (without installing additional software, that is).
That's that.

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