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5) #include "head.wmi" TITLE="Tor Project: MS Windows Install Instructions" CHARSET="UTF-8"
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8)     <a href="<page index>">Home &raquo; </a>

9)     <a href="<page docs/documentation>">Documentation &raquo; </a>
10)     <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-windows>">Windows Client</a>
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13)     <h1>Running the <a href="<page index>">Tor</a> client on Microsoft Windows</h1>

14)     <br>

15) 

16)     <h2>
17)     Note that these are the installation instructions for running a Tor
18)     client. The easiest way to do this is to simply download the <a
19)     href="<page projects/torbrowser>">Tor Browser Bundle</a> and you
20)     are done.
21)     </h2>

22)     
23)     <p>
24)     <b>Note that these are the installation instructions for running a Tor

25)     client on Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, 7, and Server Editions).

26)     If you want to relay traffic for others to help the network grow (please
27)     do), read the <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-relay>">Configuring a relay</a>
28)     guide.</b>
29)     </p>
30)     
31)     <p>Freedom House has produced a video on how to install Tor.  You can

32)     view it at <a href="https://media.torproject.org/video/2009-install-and-use-tor.ogv">How

33)     to install Tor on Windows</a>.  Know of a better video, or one
34)     translated into your language?  Let us know!</p>
35)     
36)     <div class="center">

37)     <p><video id="v1" src="https://media.torproject.org/video/2009-install-and-use-tor.ogv" autobuffer="true" controls="controls"></video></p>

38)     </div>
39)     

40)     <hr>

41)     <a id="installing"></a>
42)     <h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Download and Install Tor</a></h2>

43)     <br>

44)     
45)     <p>

46)     The Vidalia Bundle for Windows contains <a href="<page
47)     index>">Tor</a>, <a href="<page projects/vidalia>">Vidalia</a>
48)     (a GUI for Tor), and <a href="<page torbutton/index>">Torbutton</a>
49)     (a plugin for Mozilla Firefox) packaged into one bundle, with the
50)     three applications pre-configured to work together.  Download either
51)     the <a href="../<package-win32-bundle-stable>">stable</a> or the <a

52)     href="../<package-win32-bundle-alpha>">experimental</a> version of

53)     the Vidalia Bundle, or look for more options on the <a href="<page

54)     download/download>">download page</a>.</p>

55)     

56)     <img alt="tor installer splash page" src="$(IMGROOT)/screenshot-win32-installer-splash.png">

57)     

58)     <p>If you have previously installed Tor and Vidalia you can deselect
59)     whichever components you do not need to install in the dialog
60)     shown below.

61)     </p>
62)     

63)     <img alt="select components to install" src="$(IMGROOT)/screenshot-win32-installer-components.png">

64)     
65)     <p>After you have completed the installer, the components
66)     you selected will automatically be started for you.
67)     </p>
68)     
69)     <p>Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in
70)     default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of
71)     the settings. Tor is now installed.
72)     </p>
73)     

74)     <hr>

75)     <a id="using"></a>
76)     <h2><a class="anchor" href="#using">Step Two: Configure your applications to use Tor</a></h2>

77)     <br>

78)     

79)     <p>After installing Tor, you need to configure your applications to
80)     use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.</p>

81)     

82)     <p>You should use Tor with Firefox and Torbutton, for best safety. The
83)     bundle installs the <a href="<page torbutton/index>">Torbutton
84)     plugin</a> for you. Restart your Firefox, and you're all set:

85)     </p>
86)     

87)     <img alt="Torbutton plugin for Firefox" src="$(IMGROOT)/screenshot-torbutton.png"/>

88)     

89)     <br>

90)     
91)     <p>
92)     If you plan to run Firefox on a different computer than Tor, see the <a

93)     href="<wikifaq>#SocksListenAddress">FAQ

94)     entry for running Tor on a different computer</a>.
95)     </p>
96)     

97)     <p>To use SOCKS directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC,
98)     etc), you can point your application directly at Tor (localhost
99)     port 9050), but see <a href="<wikifaq>#SOCKSAndDNS">this FAQ
100)     entry</a> for why this may be dangerous. For applications that
101)     support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at SocksCap or <a
102)     href="http://www.freecap.ru/eng/">FreeCap</a>.  (FreeCap is free
103)     software; SocksCap is proprietary.)</p>

104)     
105)     <p>For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the

106)     <a href="<wiki>doc/TorifyHOWTO">Torify

107)     HOWTO</a>.
108)     </p>
109)     

110)     <hr>

111)     <a id="verify"></a>
112)     <h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Three: Make sure it's working</a></h2>

113)     <br>

114)     
115)     <p>
116)     Check to see that Vidalia is running.  Vidalia uses a small green onion
117)     to indicate Tor is running or a dark onion with a red "X" when Tor is
118)     not running. You can start or stop Tor by right-clicking
119)     on Vidalia's icon in your system tray and selecting "Start" or "Stop"
120)     from the menu as shown below:
121)     </p>
122)     

123)     <img alt="Vidalia Tray Icon" src="$(IMGROOT)/screenshot-win32-vidalia.png"/>

124)     
125)     <p>
126)     Next, you should try using your browser with Tor and make
127)     sure that your IP address is being anonymized. Click on <a
128)     href="https://check.torproject.org/">the Tor detector</a> and see
129)     whether it thinks you're using Tor or not.  (If that site is down, see <a

130)     href="<wikifaq>#IsMyConnectionPrivate">this

131)     FAQ entry</a> for more suggestions on how to test your Tor.)
132)     </p>
133)     

134)     <p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's ability
135)     to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from your local
136)     applications to local port 9050. If your firewall blocks outgoing
137)     connections, punch a hole so it can connect to at least TCP ports
138)     80 and 443, and then see <a href="<wikifaq>#FirewalledClient">this

139)     FAQ entry</a>.
140)     </p>
141)     
142)     <p>If it's still not working, look at <a

143)     href="<page docs/faq>#DoesntWork">this

144)     FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
145)     
146)     <p>
147)     Once it's working, learn more about
148)     <a href="<page download/download>#Warning">what Tor does and does not offer</a>.
149)     </p>
150)     

151)     <hr>

152)     <a id="server"></a>
153)     <a id="relay"></a>
154)     <h2><a class="anchor" href="#relay">Step Four: Configure it as a relay</a></h2>

155)     <br>

156)     
157)     <p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more
158)     people who run relays, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have
159)     at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your
160)     Tor to be a relay too. We have many features that make Tor relays easy
161)     and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
162)     you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
163)     IP addresses.</p>
164)     
165)     <p>Having relays in many different places on the Internet is what
166)     makes Tor users secure. <a

167)     href="<wikifaq>#RelayAnonymity">You

168)     may also get stronger anonymity yourself</a>,
169)     since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your
170)     computer or were relayed from others.</p>
171)     
172)     <p>Read more at our <a href="<page docs/tor-doc-relay>">Configuring a relay</a>
173)     guide.</p>
174)     

175)     <hr>