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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 this is the installation instructions for running a client on Win32. If you want to run a server, please read the "Configuring a server" section in <a href="./tor-doc.html">tor-doc.html</a>.</b>
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  20 <p>
  21 The latest stable release of Tor for Windows 32 is <a
  22 href="http://tor.eff.org/dist/win32/tor-0.0.9.5-win32.exe">0.0.9.5</a>.
  23 Download it by clicking the link. You may be able to find experimental versions
  24 <a href="http://tor.eff.org/dist/win32/">here</a>, if you're looking for
  25 new features and new bugs.
  26 </p>
  27
  28 <p>Our Tor installer should make everything pretty simple. Below is a
  29 screenshot of the setup page (your version will probably be newer than
  30 the version printed in this screenshot):
  31 </p>
  32
  33 <img alt="tor installer splash page"
  34 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-installer-splash.jpg" />
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  36 <p>
  37 By default, Tor is not configured to run at startup.
  38 <!--We highly recommend that you enable that feature, however. -->
  39 You can enable this by checking the "Run at startup" box as shown below.
  40 Be sure to leave the other boxes checked.
  41 </p>
  42
  43 <img alt="select components to install"
  44 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-installer-components.jpg" />
  45
  46 <p>Once the installer is finished, it will run Tor in a DOS window so
  47 you can see its logs and errors. (You can minimize this window, but do
  48 not close it.)
  49 </p>
  50
  51 <img alt="tor window screenshot"
  52 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-dos-window.jpg" />
  53
  54 <p>Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in
  55 default configuration file, and most people won't need to change any of
  56 the settings. Tor is now installed.</p>
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  58 <a name="privoxy"></a>
  59 <h2>Step Two: Install Privoxy for Web Browsing</h2>
  60
  61 <p>After installing Tor, you need to configure your applications to use it.
  62 The first step is to set up web browsing. Start by installing <a
  63 href="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</a> (click on 'recent releases',
  64 then scroll down to the Win32 installer packages). Privoxy is a filtering
  65 web proxy that integrates well with Tor. Once it's installed, it should
  66 appear in your system tray as a "P" in a circle, as pictured below:
  67 </p>
  68
  69 <img alt="privoxy icon in the system tray"
  70 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-icon.jpg" />
  71
  72 <p>You need to configure Privoxy to use Tor.
  73 Open Privoxy's main config file by selecting it from Start Menu|All
  74 Programs:
  75 </p>
  76
  77 <img border="1" alt="editing privoxy config"
  78 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-config.jpg" />
  79
  80 <p>Add the line <br>
  81 <tt>forward-socks4a / localhost:9050 .</tt><br>
  82 to Privoxy's config file. Don't forget to add the dot at the end.
  83 The easiest way is to select the above line and copy/paste it into
  84 the file. Be sure to save.
  85 </p>
  86
  87 <img border="1" alt="privoxy points to tor"
  88 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-privoxy-edit.jpg" />
  89
  90 <a name="using"></a>
  91 <h2>Step Three: Configure your applications to use Tor</h2>
  92
  93 <p>Then change your browser to HTTP proxy at localhost port 8118.
  94 (That's where Privoxy listens.)
  95 In Firefox it's Firefox|Preferences|General|ConnectionSettings.
  96 In Mozilla, this is in Edit|Preferences|Advanced|Proxies. In IE, it's
  97 Tools|Internet Options|Connections|LAN Settings|Advanced.
  98 You should also set your SSL proxy (IE calls it "Secure") to the same
  99 thing, to hide your SSL traffic too. In IE, this looks something like:</p>
 100
 101 <img alt="LAN settings in IE"
 102 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-ie-lan.jpg" />
 103 <img alt="Proxy settings in IE"
 104 src="http://tor.eff.org/img/screenshot-win32-ie-proxies.jpg" />
 105
 106 <p>Using privoxy is <strong>necessary</strong> because <a
 107 href="http://tor.eff.org/cvs/tor/doc/CLIENTS">browsers leak your
 108 DNS requests when they use a SOCKS proxy directly</a>, which is bad for
 109 your anonymity. Privoxy also removes certain dangerous headers from your
 110 web requests, and blocks obnoxious ad sites like Doubleclick.</p>
 111
 112 <p>To test if it's working, go to
 113 <a href="http://peertech.org/privacy-knoppix/">peertech</a>,
 114 <a href="http://www.junkbusters.com/cgi-bin/privacy">junkbusters</a>,
 115 <a href="http://www.network-tools.com">network-tools</a> or
 116 <a href="http://ipid.shat.net">ipid</a>
 117 and see what IP it says you're coming from.
 118 </p>
 119 <p>
 120 If you have a personal firewall that limits your computer's ability
 121 to connect to itself, be sure to allow connections from your local
 122 applications to
 123 local port 8118 and port 9050. If your firewall blocks outgoing connections,
 124 punch a hole so it can connect to at least TCP ports 80, 443, and 9001-9033.
 125 For more troubleshooting suggestions, see <a
 126 href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorFAQ">the FAQ</a>.
 127 </p>
 128
 129 <p>To Torify another application that supports HTTP, just point it at Privoxy
 130 (that is, localhost port 8118). To use SOCKS directly (for example, for
 131 instant messaging, Jabber, IRC, etc), point your application directly at
 132 Tor (localhost port 9050). For applications that support neither SOCKS
 133 nor HTTP, take a look at <a
 134 href="http://www.socks.permeo.com/Download/SocksCapDownload/index.asp">SocksCap</a>,
 135 <a href="http://www.freecap.ru/eng/">FreeCap</a>,
 136 or the <a
 137 href="http://www.hummingbird.com/products/nc/socks/index.html?cks=y">Hummingbird</a>
 138 SOCKS client. (FreeCap is free software; the others are proprietary.)<br />
 139 For more information how to Torify other applications in detail visit
 140 the <a href="http://wiki.noreply.org/wiki/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torify HOWTO</a>.
 141 <p>If you have suggestions for improving this document, please <a
 142 href="mailto:tor-bugs@freehaven.net">send them to us</a>. Thanks!</p>
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