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docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml   5) #include "head.wmi" TITLE="Tor: MS Windows Install Instructions"

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docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  11) <h1>Running the <a href="<page index>">Tor</a> client on Microsoft Windows</h1>

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    12) <br />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    13) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    14) <p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    15) <b>Note that these are the installation instructions for running a Tor

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  16) client on Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, Vista, 7, and Server Editions).

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    17) If you want to relay traffic for others to help the network grow (please

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    18) do), read the <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-relay>">Configuring a relay</a>

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    19) guide.</b>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    20) </p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    21) 

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  22) <p>Freedom House has produced a video on how to install Tor.  You can
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  23) view it at <a href="http://tinyvid.tv/show/3lejztnthk2tm">TinyVid: How
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  24) to install Tor on Windows</a>.  Know of a better video, or one
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  25) translated into your language?  Let us know!</p>
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  26) 

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    27) <hr />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    28) <a id="installing"></a>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    29) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Download and Install Tor</a></h2>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    30) <br />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    31) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    32) <p>

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  33) Microsoft Windows bundles contain <a href="<page index>">Tor</a>, <a
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  34) href="<page vidalia/index>">Vidalia</a> (a GUI for Tor), <a

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  35) href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2275/">Torbutton</a> (a plugin for Mozilla Firefox), and <a

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  36) href="http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/polipo/">Polipo</a>
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  37) (a web proxy) packaged into one bundle, with the four applications
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  38) pre-configured to work together.  Download either the <a
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  39) href="../<package-win32-bundle-stable>">stable</a> or the <a
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  40) href="../<package-win32-bundle-alpha>">experimental</a> version of
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  41) the Windows bundle, or look for more options on the <a href="<page
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  42) download>">download page</a>.

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    43) </p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    44) 

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  45) <img alt="tor installer splash page" src="../img/screenshot-win32-installer-splash.png" />

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    46) 

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  47) <p>If you have previously installed Tor, Vidalia, or Polipo

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    48) you can deselect whichever components you do not need to install
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    49) in the dialog shown below.
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    50) </p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    51) 

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  52) <img alt="select components to install" src="../img/screenshot-win32-installer-components.png" />

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    53) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    54) <p>After you have completed the installer, the components
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    55) you selected will automatically be started for you.
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    56) </p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    57) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    58) <p>Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    59) default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    60) the settings. Tor is now installed.
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    61) </p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    62) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    63) <hr />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    64) <a id="using"></a>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    65) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#using">Step Two: Configure your applications to use Tor</a></h2>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    66) <br />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    67) 

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  68) <p>After installing Tor and Polipo, you need to configure your

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    69) applications to use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.</p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    70) 

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  71) <p>You should use Tor with Firefox and Torbutton,
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  72) for best safety. The bundle installs the <a
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  73) href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2275/">Torbutton plugin</a>
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  74) for you. Restart your Firefox, and you're all set:

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    75) </p>

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    76) 

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  77) <img alt="Torbutton plugin for Firefox" src="../img/screenshot-torbutton.png" border="1"/>

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    78) 

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    79) <br />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    80) 

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    81) <p>

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    82) If you plan to run Firefox on a different computer than Tor, see the <a

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    83) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SocksListenAddress">FAQ

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  84) entry for running Tor on a different computer</a>.

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    85) </p>

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    86) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    87) <p>To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, just

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  88) point them at Polipo (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    89) directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), you can point
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    90) your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050), but see <a

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    91) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">this

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    92) FAQ entry</a> for why this may be dangerous. For applications

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml  93) that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at SocksCap or

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    94) <a href="http://www.freecap.ru/eng/">FreeCap</a>.
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    95) (FreeCap is free software; SocksCap is proprietary.)</p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    96) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    97) <p>For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    98) <a href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torify

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml    99) HOWTO</a>.
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   100) </p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   101) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   102) <hr />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   103) <a id="verify"></a>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   104) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Three: Make sure it's working</a></h2>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   105) <br />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   106) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   107) <p>

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 108) Check to see that Vidalia is running.  Vidalia uses a small green onion
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 109) to indicate Tor is running or a dark onion with a red "X" when Tor is
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 110) not running. You can start or stop Tor by right-clicking

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   111) on Vidalia's icon in your system tray and selecting "Start" or "Stop"
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   112) from the menu as shown below:

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   113) </p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   114) 

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 115) <img alt="Vidalia Tray Icon" src="../img/screenshot-win32-vidalia.png"/>

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   116) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   117) <p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   118) Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 119) sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on <a
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 120) href="https://check.torproject.org/">the Tor detector</a> and see
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 121) whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.  (If that site is down, see <a

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   122) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#IsMyConnectionPrivate">this

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   123) FAQ entry</a> for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   124) </p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   125) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   126) <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   127) ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   128) your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   129) your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   130) it can connect to at least TCP ports 80 and 443, and then see <a

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   131) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FirewalledClient">this

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   132) FAQ entry</a>.
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   133) </p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   134) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   135) <p>If it's still not working, look at <a

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   136) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ItDoesntWork">this

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   137) FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   138) 

docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 139) <p>
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 140) Once it's working, learn more about
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 141) <a href="<page download>#Warning">what Tor does and does not offer</a>.
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 142) </p>
docs/en/tor-doc-windows.wml 143) 

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   144) <hr />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   145) <a id="server"></a>

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   146) <a id="relay"></a>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   147) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#relay">Step Four: Configure it as a relay</a></h2>

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   148) <br />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   149) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   150) <p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   151) people who run relays, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   152) at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   153) Tor to be a relay too. We have many features that make Tor relays easy

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   154) and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   155) you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   156) IP addresses.</p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   157) 

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   158) <p>Having relays in many different places on the Internet is what

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   159) makes Tor users secure. <a

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   160) href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#RelayAnonymity">You

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   161) may also get stronger anonymity yourself</a>,
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   162) since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   163) computer or were relayed from others.</p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   164) 

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   165) <p>Read more at our <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-relay>">Configuring a relay</a>

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   166) guide.</p>
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   167) 
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   168) <hr />
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   169) 

docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   170) <p>If you have suggestions for improving this document, please <a
docs/en/tor-doc-win32.wml   171) href="<page contact>">send them to us</a>. Thanks!</p>