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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>

29) (a Tor controller that lets you monitor and control Tor), and <a
30) href="http://www.privoxy.org">Privoxy</a> (a filtering web proxy) into
31) one package, with the three applications pre-configured to work together.

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

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

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

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

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

44) 

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

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

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

52) 
53) <p>After you have completed the installer, the components
54) you selected will automatically be started for you.
55) </p>
56) 
57) <!--
58) <p>Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in
59) default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of
60) the settings. Tor is now installed.
61) </p>
62) -->
63) 
64) <hr />
65) <a id="using"></a>
66) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#using">Step Two: Configure your applications to use Tor</a></h2>
67) <br />
68) 
69) <p>After installing Tor and Privoxy, you need to configure your
70) applications to use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.</p>
71) 

72) <p>If you're using Firefox (we recommend it), check out the <a

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

74) plugin</a> that sets everything up for you. If you plan to run Firefox
75) on a different computer than Tor, read our <a

76) href="<page docs/tor-switchproxy>">Tor SwitchProxy howto</a> to set up

77) a plugin that makes it easy to switch between using Tor and using a
78) direct connection.</p>
79) 

80) <p>Otherwise, you need to manually configure your browser's proxy
81) settings.
82) In Mozilla and Firefox, this is in Edit|Preferences|Advanced|Proxies.

83) In Opera 7.5x it's Tools|Preferences|Network|Proxy servers.

84) In IE, it's Tools|Internet Options|Connections|LAN Settings|Advanced.</p>
85) 
86) <img alt="Proxy settings in Firefox"
87) src="../img/screenshot-win32-firefox-proxies.jpg" />
88) 
89) <p>

90) You should fill in "localhost"
91) and "8118" to point the top four protocols to Privoxy, as shown here. (Even
92) though Privoxy doesn't support FTP and Gopher, <a
93) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FtpProxy">you
94) should set them up anyway</a>.) You should also fill out the socks              proxy entry to point directly to Tor ("localhost", "9050", and socks5)

95) to cover protocols besides the first four. Then click "OK".</p>

96) 
97) <p>Using Privoxy is <strong>necessary</strong> because <a
98) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">browsers
99) leak your DNS requests when they use a SOCKS proxy directly</a>, which
100) is bad for your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous
101) headers from your web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like
102) Doubleclick.</p>
103) 
104) <p>To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, just
105) point them at Privoxy (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS
106) directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), you can point
107) your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050), but see <a
108) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">this
109) FAQ entry</a> for why this may be dangerous. For applications
110) that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at <a
111) href="http://www.socks.permeo.com/Download/SocksCapDownload/index.asp">SocksCap</a> or
112) <a href="http://www.freecap.ru/eng/">FreeCap</a>.
113) (FreeCap is free software; SocksCap is proprietary.)</p>
114) 
115) <p>For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the
116) <a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torify
117) HOWTO</a>.
118) </p>
119) 
120) <hr />
121) <a id="verify"></a>
122) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Three: Make sure it's working</a></h2>
123) <br />
124) 
125) <p>

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

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

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

132) </p>
133) 

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

136) 
137) <p>
138) Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
139) sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the <a
140) href="http://serifos.eecs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/ipaddr.pl?tor=1">Tor
141) detector</a> and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
142) (If that site is down, see <a
143) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#IsMyConnectionPrivate">this
144) FAQ entry</a> for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
145) </p>
146) 
147) <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's
148) ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from
149) your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If
150) your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so
151) it can connect to at least TCP ports 80 and 443, and then see <a
152) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FirewalledClient">this
153) FAQ entry</a>.
154) </p>
155) 
156) <p>If it's still not working, look at <a
157) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ItDoesntWork">this
158) FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
159) 
160) <hr />
161) <a id="server"></a>
162) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#server">Step Four: Configure it as a server</a></h2>
163) <br />
164) 
165) <p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more
166) people who run servers, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have
167) at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your
168) Tor to be a server too. We have many features that make Tor servers easy
169) and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
170) you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
171) IP addresses.</p>
172) 
173) <p>Having servers in many different places on the Internet is what
174) makes Tor users secure. <a
175) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ServerAnonymity">You
176) may also get stronger anonymity yourself</a>,
177) since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your
178) computer or were relayed from others.</p>
179) 

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

181) guide.</p>
182) 
183) <hr />
184) 

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