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After you have installed the Vidalia Bundle, you will notice new icons on the Desktop and in the Start menu. The Windows system tray (located at the bottom right side of your screen) will feature the Privoxy  icon and the Vidalia  icon.

The Vidalia icon changes its appearance to indicate whether the Tor is running or not. Simply right-click this icon to either Stop Tor or Start Tor.

Figure 1: The Vidalia system tray menu

When you stop the Tor service, the icon appears as follows: 

You can also launch Privoxy and Vidalia from the Start menu by performing these two steps:

Step 1. Select: Start > Programs > Vidalia Bundle > Privoxy > Privoxy

Step 2. Select: Start > Programs > Vidalia Bundle > Vidalia

Before you continue, check that Privoxy and Vidalia are running and appear in the system tray.

2.1 The Vidalia Control Panel

The Vidalia Control Panel provides a graphical interface to the many features of Tor.

Figure 2: The Vidalia Control Panel

When launched, it will automatically attempt to connect to the Tor anonymity network. A progress bar will indicate the the status of the connection attempt.

Figure 3: Status while Tor is starting up

Note: Tor must complete several tasks successfully before it connects to the anonymity network. Your initial attempt will take considerably longer than future connections. This is because Tor takes some time to learn about the network and its features, then downloads necessary information onto your computer.

If the connection attempt is successful, the following screen will appear:

Figure 4: The Tor Status section - Tor is running

If for some reason the connection is unsuccessful, please refer to Section 4: Troubleshooting Tor.

2.2 How to Browse the Internet using Tor

The next step, before you can begin browsing websites through Tor, is to configure your web browser. Please read one of the following sections, depending on which browser you wish to use with Tor. We strongly recommend that you use the Mozilla Firefox browser.

2.2.1 Mozilla Firefox instructions

Step 1. Open Firefox.

You will notice that, after installing the Vidalia bundle, a new button appears in the bottom right-hand corner of your browser.

This is the Torbutton add-on, and you will use it to tell your browser whether to access websites through Tor or through a standard Internet connection. When it is first installed, Torbutton is switched off and the label reads Tor Disabled.

Step 2. Click: the Torbutton to see it change to 

Your browser is now configured to access webpages anonymously through Tor.

Tip: When you have finished browsing, be sure to delete your temporary Internet cache and cookies. This can be done in Firefox by selecting: Tools > Clear Private Data, checking all available options in the presented screen and clicking the Clear Private Data Now button. For more information, please refer to the Firefox Hands-on Guide.

2.2.2 Internet Explorer instructions

Note: Although you can use Tor with any web browser, you should avoid relying on Internet Explorer if anonymity is important to you. It is much more difficult for others to reveal your identity when you use Firefox and the Torbutton add-on.

Step 1. Open the Internet Explorer web browser.

Step 2. Select: Tools > Internet Options to activate the Internet Options screen

Step 3. Click the Connections tab to activate the screen shown in Figure 5 below:

Figure 5: The Connections tab of the Internet Options screen

Step 4. Click the LAN Settings button to activate the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings screen as follows:

Figure 6: The Local Area Network (LAN) Settings.

Step 5. Check the Use a proxy server... option and click the Advanced button to activate the Proxy Settingsscreen.

Step 6. Complete the fields for the proxy settings as shown below in Figure 7:

Figure 7: Proxy settings in Internet Explorer

Step 7. Click the OK button three times, or until you return to the main screen of the browser.

Note: You will need to repeat steps 1 through 4 in order to stop using Tor. In place of Step 5 you should un-check the Use a proxy server... option.

Tip: When you have finished browsing, be sure to delete your temporary Internet cache and cookies. This can be done in Internet Explorer by selecting: Tools > Internet Options and then clicking Delete Cookies,clicking OK, clicking Delete Files, clicking OK, clicking Clear History, clicking Yes, and clicking OK.

2.3 How to verify your connection to Tor

Step 1. Open the https://check.torproject.org/ website. It will confirm whether or not you are connected to the Tor anonymity network.

Figure 8: The 'Are you using Tor?' Mozilla Firefox screen

Congratulations! Your web browser is connected to the Internet through Tor. Websites that are blocked in your country will now be accessible, and your online destinations will remain unknown to anyone who many be monitoring your Internet connection. You may also notice that some webpages, such as www.google.com, will occasionally assume that you are located in a different country. This is normal when using Tor.

If there is a problem with the Tor connection, you may see the following screen:

Figure 9: The Tor is not working screen

If you see this message, or if the webpage fails to display anything, please refer to section 4.0 Troubleshooting Tor.

Warning: If you are using any proxy service add-ons for Firefox (such as FoxyProxy), you should disable them before enabling the Torbutton, otherwise Tor might not function properly.

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