Using POPFile on Windows Platforms

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 You'll need several things to get started with POPFile on Windows. You'll need several things to get started with POPFile on Windows.
  
-  * The [[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=63137|latest POPFile release]].+  * The [[/download|latest POPFile release]].
  
   * An e-mail account that uses the POP3 protocol (most accounts do, although you can't use POPFile with web-based services like Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail without extra software. See [[:HowTos | Configuring Proxies & Firewalls]]).   * An e-mail account that uses the POP3 protocol (most accounts do, although you can't use POPFile with web-based services like Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail without extra software. See [[:HowTos | Configuring Proxies & Firewalls]]).
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   * POPFile is written in Perl so the installer installs a minimal version of Perl which occupies approximately 3MB.   * POPFile is written in Perl so the installer installs a minimal version of Perl which occupies approximately 3MB.
  
-  * If 'Nihongo' (Japanese) is selected when installing POPFile additional disk space is required for the 'Nihongo' parser used to analyse the text. The installer offers a choice of three parsers: internal (built-in), Kakasi (the default parser, an extra 2.6MB) or MeCab (an extra 48.9MB). These parsers all require 3.4MB of additional Perl support (which is included in the installer).+  * If 'Nihongo' (Japanese) is selected when installing POPFile additional disk space is required for the 'Nihongo' parser used to analyse the text. The installer offers a choice of three parsers: internal (built-in), Kakasi (the default parser, an extra 2.6MB) or [[:JP:FAQ:Mecab|MeCab]] (an extra 48.9MB). These parsers all require 3.4MB of additional Perl support (which is included in the installer).
  
   * If the optional XMLRPC.pm module is installed, an additional 1.3MB of disk space is required (most of this is used by the extra Perl components required by the module).   * If the optional XMLRPC.pm module is installed, an additional 1.3MB of disk space is required (most of this is used by the extra Perl components required by the module).
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 ===== Installation =====  ===== Installation ===== 
  
-  - Download the Windows installer from the [[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=63137| POPFile Download Page]].+  - Download the Windows installer from the [[/download| POPFile Download Page]]. 
 +    * **Note:** The installer for POPFile 1.1.1 (or later) no longer supports very old versions of Windows (see [[oldwindows]] for further details)
   - Run //setup.exe// and follow the installation instructions. See [[vistacompatibility|Vista Compatibility]] page if using Vista.\\ **Note:** If you've got an error "To install on the 'C' drive please select a folder location that does not contain spaces" in the installation process, please see [[TroubleShooting:Disable8dot3 | the troubleshooting]] of this problem.   - Run //setup.exe// and follow the installation instructions. See [[vistacompatibility|Vista Compatibility]] page if using Vista.\\ **Note:** If you've got an error "To install on the 'C' drive please select a folder location that does not contain spaces" in the installation process, please see [[TroubleShooting:Disable8dot3 | the troubleshooting]] of this problem.
   - You can launch POPFile from the **Start Menu** (**Start** --> **Programs** --> **POPFile** --> **RunPOPFile**), or reboot and it will start automatically via a shortcut in the StartUp folder (if the automatic startup option was selected during the installation).\\ **Important note:** In either case, nothing will appear on your screen! To check if it's running correctly, read the "Accessing POPFile" section below.   - You can launch POPFile from the **Start Menu** (**Start** --> **Programs** --> **POPFile** --> **RunPOPFile**), or reboot and it will start automatically via a shortcut in the StartUp folder (if the automatic startup option was selected during the installation).\\ **Important note:** In either case, nothing will appear on your screen! To check if it's running correctly, read the "Accessing POPFile" section below.
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 <code>127.0.0.1 popfile</code> <code>127.0.0.1 popfile</code>
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 +Note that on Windows systems you can use **either** space **or** tab characters to create the gap between **127.0.0.1** and **popfile** (do __**not**__ use a mixture of spaces and tabs).
  
 The default locations of your //hosts// file on Windows are: The default locations of your //hosts// file on Windows are:
  
 <code> <code>
-Windows XP  =   C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC +Windows Vista  =   C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC 
-Windows 2K  =   C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC +Windows XP     =   C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC 
-Win 98/ME   =   C:\WINDOWS+Windows 2000   =   C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC 
 +Windows 98/ME  =   C:\WINDOWS
 </code> </code>
  
 Of course, you can also create a bookmark for POPFile and some mail clients allow access to the POPFile UI within the mail client. See [[:HowTos:OutlookToday]] for an example. Of course, you can also create a bookmark for POPFile and some mail clients allow access to the POPFile UI within the mail client. See [[:HowTos:OutlookToday]] for an example.
  
 
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