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9) 
10) <h1>Running the <a href="<page index>">Tor</a> client on MS Windows</h1>
11) <br />
12) 
13) <p>
14) <b>Note that these are the installation instructions for running a Tor
15) client on MS Windows (98, 98SE, NT4, 2000, XP, Server).
16) If you want to relay traffic for others to help the network grow (please

17) do), read the <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-server>">Configuring a server</a>

18) guide.</b>
19) </p>
20) 
21) <hr />
22) <a id="installing"></a>
23) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Download and Install Tor</a></h2>
24) <br />
25) 
26) <p>
27) The install for MS Windows bundles <a href="<page index>">Tor</a>,

28) <a href="http://www.vidalia-project.net/">Vidalia</a> (a GUI for Tor), and <a

29) href="http://www.privoxy.org">Privoxy</a> (a filtering web proxy) into
30) one package, with the three applications pre-configured to work together.

31) <a href="<page download>">Download <!--either the stable or-->

32) the experimental version from the download page</a>.
33) </p>
34) 
35) <p>If the bundles don't work for you, you can download Tor by itself
36) from the <a href="<page download>">download page</a>, and then <a

37) href="<page docs/tor-doc-unix>#privoxy">install

38) and configure Privoxy on your own</a>.
39) </p>
40) 
41) <img alt="tor installer splash page"

42) src="../img/screenshot-win32-installer-splash.png" />

43) 

44) <p>If you have previously installed Tor, Vidalia, or Privoxy

45) you can deselect whichever components you do not need to install
46) in the dialog shown below.
47) </p>
48) 
49) <img alt="select components to install"

50) src="../img/screenshot-win32-installer-components.png" />

51) 
52) <p>After you have completed the installer, the components
53) you selected will automatically be started for you.
54) </p>
55) 
56) <!--
57) <p>Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in
58) default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of
59) the settings. Tor is now installed.
60) </p>
61) -->
62) 
63) <hr />
64) <a id="using"></a>
65) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#using">Step Two: Configure your applications to use Tor</a></h2>
66) <br />
67) 
68) <p>After installing Tor and Privoxy, you need to configure your
69) applications to use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.</p>
70) 

71) <p>If you're using Firefox (we recommend it), simply install the <a

72) href="http://freehaven.net/~squires/torbutton/">Torbutton

73) plugin</a>, restart your Firefox, and you're all set:

74) </p>

75) 

76) <img alt="Torbutton plugin for Firefox"
77) src="../img/screenshot-torbutton.png"
78) border="1">
79) 

80) <p>

81) (If you plan to run Firefox on a different computer than Tor, see the <a
82) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SocksListenAddress">FAQ
83) entry for running Tor on a different computer</a>. If you need to
84) use a browser other than Firefox, you'll have to <a href="<page
85) docs/tor-doc-web>">configure its proxy settings yourself</a>.)
86) </p>

87) 
88) <p>Using Privoxy is <strong>necessary</strong> because <a
89) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">browsers
90) leak your DNS requests when they use a SOCKS proxy directly</a>, which
91) is bad for your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous
92) headers from your web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like
93) Doubleclick.</p>
94) 
95) <p>To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, just
96) point them at Privoxy (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS
97) directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), you can point
98) your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050), but see <a
99) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">this
100) FAQ entry</a> for why this may be dangerous. For applications
101) that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at <a
102) href="http://www.socks.permeo.com/Download/SocksCapDownload/index.asp">SocksCap</a> or
103) <a href="http://www.freecap.ru/eng/">FreeCap</a>.
104) (FreeCap is free software; SocksCap is proprietary.)</p>
105) 
106) <p>For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the
107) <a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torify
108) HOWTO</a>.
109) </p>
110) 
111) <hr />
112) <a id="verify"></a>
113) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Three: Make sure it's working</a></h2>
114) <br />
115) 
116) <p>

117) Check to see that Privoxy and Vidalia are running. Privoxy's icon is

118) a blue or green circle with a "P" in it, and Vidalia uses a small

119) green onion to indicate Tor is running or a dark onion with a red "X"
120) when Tor is not running. You can start or stop Tor by right-clicking
121) on Vidalia's icon in your system tray and selecting "Start" or "Stop"
122) from the menu as shown below:

123) </p>
124) 

125) <img alt="Vidalia Tray Icon"
126) src="../img/screenshot-win32-vidalia.png">

127) 
128) <p>
129) Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
130) sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the <a
131) href="http://serifos.eecs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/ipaddr.pl?tor=1">Tor
132) detector</a> and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
133) (If that site is down, see <a
134) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#IsMyConnectionPrivate">this
135) FAQ entry</a> for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
136) </p>
137) 
138) <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's
139) ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from
140) your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If
141) your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so
142) it can connect to at least TCP ports 80 and 443, and then see <a
143) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FirewalledClient">this
144) FAQ entry</a>.
145) </p>
146) 
147) <p>If it's still not working, look at <a
148) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ItDoesntWork">this
149) FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
150) 
151) <hr />
152) <a id="server"></a>
153) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#server">Step Four: Configure it as a server</a></h2>
154) <br />
155) 
156) <p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more
157) people who run servers, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have
158) at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your
159) Tor to be a server too. We have many features that make Tor servers easy
160) and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
161) you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
162) IP addresses.</p>
163) 
164) <p>Having servers in many different places on the Internet is what
165) makes Tor users secure. <a
166) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ServerAnonymity">You
167) may also get stronger anonymity yourself</a>,
168) since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your
169) computer or were relayed from others.</p>
170) 

171) <p>Read more at our <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-server>">Configuring a server</a>

172) guide.</p>
173) 
174) <hr />
175) 

176) <p>If you have suggestions for improving this document, please <a
177) href="<page contact>">send them to us</a>. Thanks!</p>