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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.freehaven.net/~edmanm/torcp/">TorCP</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>
37) <b>If you want to configure yourself to be a Tor server via TorCP,
38) you will need the experimental version of the bundle.</b>
39) </p>
40) 
41) <p>If the bundles don't work for you, you can download Tor by itself
42) from the <a href="<page download>">download page</a>, and then <a

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

44) and configure Privoxy on your own</a>.
45) </p>
46) 
47) <img alt="tor installer splash page"

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

49) 
50) <p>If you have previously installed Tor, TorCP, or Privoxy
51) you can deselect whichever components you do not need to install
52) in the dialog shown below.
53) </p>
54) 
55) <img alt="select components to install"

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

57) 
58) <p>After you have completed the installer, the components
59) you selected will automatically be started for you.
60) </p>
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62) <!--
63) <p>Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in
64) default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of
65) the settings. Tor is now installed.
66) </p>
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68) 
69) <hr />
70) <a id="using"></a>
71) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#using">Step Two: Configure your applications to use Tor</a></h2>
72) <br />
73) 
74) <p>After installing Tor and Privoxy, you need to configure your
75) applications to use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.</p>
76) 
77) <p>If you're using Firefox (we recommend it), check out our <a

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

79) a plugin that makes it easy to switch between using Tor and using a
80) direct connection.</p>
81) 
82) <p>Otherwise, you need to manually configure your browser to HTTP proxy
83) at localhost port 8118.
84) (That's where Privoxy listens.)
85) In Mozilla, this is in Edit|Preferences|Advanced|Proxies.
86) In Opera 7.5x it's Tools|Preferences|Network|Proxy servers.
87) In IE, it's Tools|Internet Options|Connections|LAN Settings|Advanced.
88) You should click the "use the same proxy server for all protocols"
89) button; but see <a
90) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FtpProxy">this
91) note</a> about Tor and ftp proxies.
92) In IE, this looks something like:</p>
93) 
94) <img alt="Proxy settings in IE"

95) src="../img/screenshot-win32-ie-proxies.jpg" />

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 TorCP are running and that TorCP has
127) successfully started Tor. Privoxy's icon is a green or blue circle with a "P"
128) in it, and TorCP uses a fat grey onion with a green checkmark in your
129) system notification area, as shown below:
130) </p>
131) 
132) <img alt="TorCP Tray Icon"

133) src="../img/screenshot-win32-torcp.png">

134) 
135) <p>
136) Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
137) sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on the <a
138) href="http://serifos.eecs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/ipaddr.pl?tor=1">Tor
139) detector</a> and see whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.
140) (If that site is down, see <a
141) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#IsMyConnectionPrivate">this
142) FAQ entry</a> for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
143) </p>
144) 
145) <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's
146) ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from
147) your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If
148) your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so
149) it can connect to at least TCP ports 80 and 443, and then see <a
150) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FirewalledClient">this
151) FAQ entry</a>.
152) </p>
153) 
154) <p>If it's still not working, look at <a
155) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ItDoesntWork">this
156) FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
157) 
158) <hr />
159) <a id="server"></a>
160) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#server">Step Four: Configure it as a server</a></h2>
161) <br />
162) 
163) <p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more
164) people who run servers, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have
165) at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your
166) Tor to be a server too. We have many features that make Tor servers easy
167) and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
168) you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
169) IP addresses.</p>
170) 
171) <p>Having servers in many different places on the Internet is what
172) makes Tor users secure. <a
173) href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ServerAnonymity">You
174) may also get stronger anonymity yourself</a>,
175) since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your
176) computer or were relayed from others.</p>
177) 

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