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<h1>Running the <a href="http://tor.eff.org/">Tor</a> client on MS Windows</h1>
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<b>Note that these are the installation instructions for running a Tor
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client on MS Windows (98, 98SE, NT4, 2000, XP, Server).
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If you want to configure it as a server (please do), read the <a
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href="tor-doc-server.html">Configuring a server</a> guide.</b>
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<a id="installing"></a>
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Download and Install Tor</a></h2>
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The latest stable release of Tor for MS Windows is
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<a href="http://tor.eff.org/dist/win32/tor-0.1.0.15-win32.exe">0.1.0.15</a>.
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Download it by clicking the link. You may be able to find experimental versions
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<a href="http://tor.eff.org/dist/win32/">here</a>, if you're looking for
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new features and new bugs.
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If you want to run Tor in the system
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tray and/or as a service have a look at this <a
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href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#Win32SystemTrayService">FAQ
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entry</a>. If you dont mind running in a window (so you can see its logs
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and errors) our Tor installer should make everything pretty simple. Below
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is a screenshot of the setup page (your version will probably be newer
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than the version printed in this screenshot):
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<img alt="tor installer splash page"
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src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-installer-splash.png" />
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By default, Tor is not configured to run at startup.
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<!--We highly recommend that you enable that feature, however. -->
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You can enable this by checking the "Run at startup" box as shown below.
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Be sure to leave the other boxes checked.
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<img alt="select components to install"
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src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-installer-components.png" />
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<p>Once the installer is finished, it will run Tor in a window so
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you can see its logs and errors. (When you wish to browse anonymously,
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you may minimize this window, but do not close it.)
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<img alt="tor window screenshot"
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<p>Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in
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default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of
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the settings. Tor is now installed. <!--Close the Tor client for now by
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closing the cmd window.-->
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<a id="privoxy"></a>
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#privoxy">Step Two: Install Privoxy for Web Browsing</a></h2>
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<p>After installing Tor, you need to configure your applications to use it.
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The first step is to set up web browsing. Start by installing <a
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href="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</a> (click on 'recent releases',
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then scroll down to the MS Windows installer packages). Privoxy is a filtering
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web proxy that integrates well with Tor. Once it's installed, it should
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appear in your system tray as a "P" in a circle, as pictured below:
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<!-- Exit from
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Privoxy for now by right clicking on the "P" icon and finding the exit option.-->
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<img alt="privoxy icon in the system tray"
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src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-icon.jpg" />
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<p>You need to configure Privoxy to use Tor.
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Open Privoxy's main config file by selecting it from Start Menu|All
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Programs:
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<img border="1" alt="editing privoxy config"
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src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-config.png" />
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<p>Add the line <br>
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<tt>forward-socks4a / localhost:9050 .</tt><br>
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to Privoxy's config file. Don't forget to add the dot at the end.
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The easiest way is to select the above line and copy/paste it into
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the file. Be sure to save.
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<img border="1" alt="privoxy points to tor"
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src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-edit.png" />
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<p>Privoxy keeps a log file of everything passed through it. In
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order to stop this you will need to comment out two lines by inserting a
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# before the line. The two lines are:<br>
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<tt>logfile privoxy.log</tt><br>
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and the line <br>
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<tt>jarfile jar.log</tt><br>
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Be sure to save.
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<img border="1" alt="comment out logfile"
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src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-edit-2.png" />
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<img border="1" alt="comment out jarfile"
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src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-edit-3.png" />
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<p>You'll need to exit and restart Privoxy for the changes to take effect:
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<li>Right click on the Privoxy systray icon and choose "Exit Privoxy".</li>
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<li>Left click on Start Menu then Programs then Privoxy. Select the
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green "P" Privoxy icon. Privoxy should appear in your system
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tray again.</li>
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<a id="using"></a>
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#using">Step Three: Configure your applications to use Tor</a></h2>
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<p>After installing Tor and Privoxy, you need to configure your
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applications to use them. The first step is to set up web browsing.</p>
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<p>If you're using Firefox (we recommend it), check out our <a
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href="tor-switchproxy.html">Tor SwitchProxy howto</a> to set up
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a plugin that makes it easy to switch between using Tor and using a
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direct connection.</p>
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<p>Otherwise, you need to manually configure your browser to HTTP proxy
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at localhost port 8118.
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(That's where Privoxy listens.)
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In Mozilla, this is in Edit|Preferences|Advanced|Proxies.
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In Opera 7.5x it's Tools|Preferences|Network|Proxy servers.
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In IE, it's Tools|Internet Options|Connections|LAN Settings|Advanced.
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You should click the "use the same proxy server for all protocols"
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button; but see <a
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href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FtpProxy">this
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note</a> about Tor and ftp proxies.
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In IE, this looks something like:</p>
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<img alt="Proxy settings in IE"
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src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-ie-proxies.jpg" />
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<p>Using privoxy is <strong>necessary</strong> because <a
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href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">browsers
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leak your DNS requests when they use a SOCKS proxy directly</a>, which
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is bad for your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous
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headers from your web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like
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Doubleclick.</p>
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<p>To Torify other applications that support HTTP proxies, just
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point them at Privoxy (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS
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directly (for instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), you can point
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your application directly at Tor (localhost port 9050), but see <a
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href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#SOCKSAndDNS">this
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FAQ entry</a> for why this may be dangerous. For applications
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that support neither SOCKS nor HTTP, take a look at <a
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href="http://www.socks.permeo.com/Download/SocksCapDownload/index.asp">SocksCap</a> or
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<a href="http://www.freecap.ru/eng/">FreeCap</a>.
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(FreeCap is free software; SocksCap is proprietary.)</p>
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<p>For information on how to Torify other applications, check out the
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<a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torify
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HOWTO</a>.
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<a id="verify"></a>
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#verify">Step Four: Make sure it's working</a></h2>
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<a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a> and
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<a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a>
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are sites that show what IP address and country you appear to be coming
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from.
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<p>If you don't know your current public IP address, this may not be a
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very useful test. To learn your IP address, go to the Start menu, click
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Run and enter "<tt>cmd</tt>". At the command prompt, enter "<tt>ipconfig
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/a</tt>". If you are behind a NAT or firewall, though, you won't be able
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to learn your public IP address. In this case, you should 1) configure
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your browser to connect directly (that is, stop using Privoxy), 2) check
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your IP address with one of the sites above, 3) point your browser back
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to Privoxy, and 4) see whether your IP address has changed.
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<p>If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's
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ability to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from
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your local applications to local port 8118 and port 9050. If
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your firewall blocks outgoing connections, punch a hole so
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it can connect to at least TCP ports 80 and 443, and then see <a
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href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#FirewalledClient">this
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FAQ entry</a>.
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<p>If it's still not working, look at <a
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href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#ItDoesntWork">this
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FAQ entry</a> for hints.</p>
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<hr />
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<a id="server"></a>
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#server">Step Five: Configure it as a server</a></h2>
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<p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more
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people who run servers, the faster the Tor network will be. If you have
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at least 20 kilobytes/s each way, please help out Tor by configuring your
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Tor to be a server too. We have many features that make Tor servers easy
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and convenient, including rate limiting for bandwidth, exit policies so
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you can limit your exposure to abuse complaints, and support for dynamic
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IP addresses.</p>
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<p>Having servers in many different places on the Internet is what
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makes Tor users secure. You may also get stronger anonymity yourself,
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since remote sites can't know whether connections originated at your
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computer or were relayed from others.</p>
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<p>Read more at our <a href="tor-doc-server.html">Configuring a server</a>
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guide.</p>
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<p>If you have suggestions for improving this document, please post
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them on <a href="http://bugs.noreply.org/tor">our bugtracker</a> in the
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website category. Thanks!</p>
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<i><a href="mailto:tor-webmaster@freehaven.net"
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class="smalllink">Webmaster</a></i> - $Id$
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