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  12 <h1>Running the <a href="http://tor.eff.org/">Tor</a> client on Win32</h1>
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  14 <a name="installing"></a>
  15 <h2>Step One: Download and Install Tor</h2>
  16 <p>
  17 <b>Note that these are the installation instructions for running a client on Win32.
  18 If you want to run a server (please do), read the "Configuring a server" section at
  19 <a href="tor-doc.html#server">tor-doc.html</a>.</b>
  20 </p>
  21 <p>
  22 This document was updated May 17 2005.
  23 </p>
  24 <p>
  25 The latest beta release of Tor for Windows 32 is
  26 <a href="http://tor.eff.org/dist/win32/tor-0.1.0.7-rc-win32.exe">0.1.0.7-rc</a>.
  27 Download it by clicking the link. You may be able to find experimental versions
  28 <a href="http://tor.eff.org/dist/win32/">here</a>, if you're looking for
  29 new features and new bugs.
  30 </p>
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  32 <p>
  33 If you want to run Tor in the system tray and/or as a service have a look at this
  34 <a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ#head-422f16edec15b094920ece323c2fe8ad932c8739">FAQ entry</a>.
  35 If you dont mind running in a window (so you can see its logs and errors) our Tor
  36 installer should make everything pretty simple. Below is a screenshot of the setup page
  37 (your version will probably be newer than the version printed in this screenshot):
  38 </p>
  39
  40 <img alt="tor installer splash page"
  41 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-installer-splash.jpg" />
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  43 <p>
  44 By default, Tor is not configured to run at startup.
  45 <!--We highly recommend that you enable that feature, however. -->
  46 You can enable this by checking the "Run at startup" box as shown below.
  47 Be sure to leave the other boxes checked.
  48 </p>
  49
  50 <img alt="select components to install"
  51 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-installer-components.jpg" />
  52
  53 <p>Once the installer is finished, it will run Tor in a window so
  54 you can see its logs and errors. (You can minimize this window, but do
  55 not close it.)
  56 </p>
  57
  58 <img alt="tor window screenshot"
  59 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-dos-window.jpg" />
  60
  61 <p>Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in
  62 default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of
  63 the settings. Tor is now installed.</p>
  64
  65 <a name="privoxy"></a>
  66 <h2>Step Two: Install Privoxy for Web Browsing</h2>
  67
  68 <p>After installing Tor, you need to configure your applications to use it.
  69 The first step is to set up web browsing. Start by installing <a
  70 href="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</a> (click on 'recent releases',
  71 then scroll down to the Win32 installer packages). Privoxy is a filtering
  72 web proxy that integrates well with Tor. Once it's installed, it should
  73 appear in your system tray as a "P" in a circle, as pictured below:
  74 </p>
  75
  76 <img alt="privoxy icon in the system tray"
  77 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-icon.jpg" />
  78
  79 <p>You need to configure Privoxy to use Tor.
  80 Open Privoxy's main config file by selecting it from Start Menu|All
  81 Programs:
  82 </p>
  83
  84 <img border="1" alt="editing privoxy config"
  85 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-config.jpg" />
  86
  87 <p>Add the line <br>
  88 <tt>forward-socks4a / localhost:9050 .</tt><br>
  89 to Privoxy's config file. Don't forget to add the dot at the end.
  90 The easiest way is to select the above line and copy/paste it into
  91 the file. Be sure to save.
  92 </p>
  93
  94 <img border="1" alt="privoxy points to tor"
  95 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-edit.jpg" />
  96
  97 <a name="using"></a>
  98 <h2>Step Three: Configure your applications to use Tor</h2>
  99
 100 <p>Then change your browser to HTTP proxy at localhost port 8118.
 101 (That's where Privoxy listens.)
 102 In Firefox it's Tools|Options|General|Connection Settings.
 103 In Mozilla, this is in Edit|Preferences|Advanced|Proxies.
 104 In Opera 7.5x it's Tools|Preferences|Network|Proxy servers.
 105 In IE, it's Tools|Internet Options|Connections|LAN Settings|Advanced.
 106 You should also set your SSL proxy (IE calls it "Secure") to the same
 107 thing, to hide your SSL traffic too. In IE, this looks something like:</p>
 108
 109 <img alt="LAN settings in IE"
 110 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-ie-lan.jpg" />
 111 <img alt="Proxy settings in IE"
 112 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-ie-proxies.jpg" />
 113
 114 <p>Using privoxy is <strong>necessary</strong> because <a
 115 href="http://tor.eff.org/cvs/tor/doc/CLIENTS">browsers leak your
 116 DNS requests when they use a SOCKS proxy directly</a>, which is bad for
 117 your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous headers from your
 118 web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like Doubleclick.</p>
 119
 120 <p>To test if it's working, you need to know your normal IP address so you can
 121 verify that the address really changes when running Tor.
 122 Go to the Start menu, click Run and enter <tt>cmd</tt>.
 123 At the command prompt, enter <tt>ipconfig</tt>. If you are behind a NAT/Firewall
 124 you can use one of the sites listed below to check which IP you are using.
 125 When that is done, start Tor and Privoxy and visit any of the sites again.
 126 If everything works, your IP address should have changed.
 127 </p>
 128
 129 <p>
 130 <!--<a href="http://peertech.org/privacy-knoppix/">peertech</a>, -->
 131 <a href="http://www.showmyip.com/">showmyip.com</a> and
 132 <a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid.shat.net</a>
 133 are sites that show your current IP so you can see
 134 what address and country you're coming from.
 135 </p>
 136
 137 <p>
 138 If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's ability
 139 to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from your local
 140 applications to
 141 local port 8118 and port 9050. If your firewall blocks outgoing connections,
 142 punch a hole so it can connect to at least TCP ports 80, 443, and 9001-9033.
 143 For more troubleshooting suggestions, see <a
 144 href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ">the FAQ</a>.
 145 </p>
 146
 147 <p>To Torify another application that supports HTTP, just point it at Privoxy
 148 (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS directly (for example, for
 149 instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), point your application directly at
 150 Tor (localhost port 9050). For applications that support neither SOCKS
 151 nor HTTP, take a look at <a
 152 href="http://www.socks.permeo.com/Download/SocksCapDownload/index.asp">SocksCap</a>,
 153 <a href="http://www.freecap.ru/eng/">FreeCap</a>,
 154 or the <a
 155 href="http://www.hummingbird.com/products/nc/socks/index.html?cks=y">Hummingbird</a>
 156 SOCKS client. (FreeCap is free software; the others are proprietary.)<br />
 157 For more information how to Torify other applications in detail visit
 158 the <a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torify HOWTO</a>.
 159 <p>If you have suggestions for improving this document, please <a
 160 href="mailto:tor-bugs@freehaven.net">send them to us</a>. Thanks!</p>
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