Testing 0.8.5 devcoin windows client (
https://github.com/sidhujag/devcoin/tree/master/dist/Windows32)
Today Sidhujag has updated the devcoin windows client from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 (Devcoin-qt_V1.0.1.zip).
He has added dvcstable06/dvcstable07 to dns seed nodes.
Strangely you must choose the RAW button if you want download the zip file

Extract the zip file in any folder and execute it.
After launch go to Help then debug window for viewing block chain counting

Everything is perfectly running on Windows 8.