Installing Vidalia on Windows

Windows users have the option of installing Vidalia by itself, or as part of a bundle that includes the latest version of Tor and Privoxy pre-configured to work together. If you have never installed Tor before, the easiest option is for you to grab the bundle from our download page.

Installing the Bundle

1. Grab the latest bundle from our download page.
2. Run the installer. You will be prompted for a location into which Vidalia, Tor, and Privoxy will be installed.
3. If you've already installed either Vidalia, Tor, or Privoxy you can choose not to install any of the components with the bundle.
4. When the installer is complete Vidalia, Tor, and Privoxy will be started for you.

At this point, you can configure your browser or any other SOCKS-capable applications to go through Tor. See Step 2 on this page for more information on configuring your browser. See this page for information on configuring several other applications to use Tor.

Installing Vidalia by Itself

1. Make sure you have Tor 0.1.2.x or later installed.
2. Grab the latest Vidalia-only installer from our download page.
3. Run the installer. You will be prompted for a location into which Vidalia will be installed.
4. When the installer is complete, you're ready to run Vidalia!

Note that if you had previously installed Tor into a location other than the default selected by Tor's installer (usually C:\Program Files\Tor), you will need to tell Vidalia where Tor is. Follow these steps to configure the location in which Vidalia looks for Tor:

1. Right-click on Vidalia's icon in the system tray and select Configure
2. In the group labeled Tor Directory enter the path to your Tor installation or click the Browse button to navigate to it yourself.
3. Click Save Settings

Building the Bundle from Source

We have packaged Windows bundles available on our download page, or you can build a bundle yourself. The NSIS script is also available in our repository.