Installing on Windows

Software name : Azureus
Homepage : http://azureus.sourceforge.net/
Software version used for this installation : 3.0.4.2
Operating System use for this installation : Microsoft Windows (2000)
Recommended Hardware : 200 Mhz processor (CPU) minimum

To get the latest version of Azureus go to http://azureus.sourceforge.net/

Click on the "DOWNLOAD" link to download the installer to your computer.

You will be forwarded to another page and the download should start within 5 seconds.

Save the file to your Desktop. When the installer has been downloaded you should see the installer file on your desktop. The installer name has the version number included. The higher the number sequence the more recent the installer. The file I downloaded is named "azureus_3.0.4.2_windows.exe" so it is version "3.0.4.2". If your version is newer the number will be different.

Find the file on your desktop and double click on it.

Java

Azureus needs a technology called Java to work. The installer will check to see if it is already installed. If Java is already installed you will see an installer screen. In that case you should skip to the next section of this manual.

If Java is not installed you will see this window :

At this point click "Download" and the Azureus installer will automatically download Java for you:

Its quite a large file (28MB or so), and so it might take quite a while to download. When it has downloaded you will be forwarded immediately to the installation start window.

Start the Install

Now you should see a screen like this :

All the screens for the installation can just be left with the default settings but I will look at them one by one.

If you press Next > you will see this:

This is the license agreement screen. If you do not accept the agreement then the installation process will quit without installing the software. So, it is best to click on "I accept the agreement" and then Next >.

When you have done this you will see the next screen :

The above screen shows where the software will be installed. Do not change this setting unless you have good cause to do so. Press Next > and you will see the following:

The above screen shows what the name of  shortcut to Azureus will be. A shortcut is a link to your program from the Windows Start Menu. So if you decide to leave the default settings as they are you will be able to open Azureus from the Start Menu located at the bottom left of your Windows screen. Just leave the setting as it is unless you have a good reason to change it.

Press Next > and you should see the following :

The above screen identifies what files Azureus will automatically open. This means if you click on any file that ends with the suffix '.torrent' or you download a torrent from the web then Azureus will automatically open the file. If you have another software that you wish to handle torrent files, you should unclick the box next to "Azureus Vuze Download". However , it is more likely that you want to use Azureus for precisely this kind of operation, so you probably want to leave this screen as is.

When you press Next > the next screen shows the installation process beginning :

 

When this process is complete you will see this:

 

Press Finish and the window will close. Azureus does not start automatically, you have to open Azureus from the start menu :

Now you will see Azureus open!

 

Please note that the above image is of Azureus running with the 'Vuze skin'.