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Re: What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows?

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Lucia Gallo wrote:

> What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows?
> 
> I just want to find a Windows tutorial for installing *just* the openvpn
> client software. 
> 
> Of course, I went to the openvpn web site and read their FAQ, but there
> isn't a SINGLE Q&A asking this most basic of questions.
> https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/faq.html
> 
> Of course, there are tutorials at that same web site, but they suffer from
> the same problem, which is that they *assume* you want to also install the
> openvpn server (which I don't):
> https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#install
> 
> All I want is a tutorial for installing *just* the openvpn client!
> 
> Googling, all I see are *SERVER* setups:
> http://www.vpnbook.com/howto/setup-openvpn-on-windowsxp
> http://strongvpn.com/setup_windows_xp_openvpn.html
> https://www.cactusvpn.com/tutorials/how-to-set-up-openvpn-vpn-on-windows-xp/
> 
> Do I have to install the (far more complex) server setup before I can use
> the client?
> 
> All I want is to have the "openvpn --config filename.ovpn" command so that
> I can load in existing free public vpn server configuration files from the
> likes of vpngate.net and others out there.
> 
> Please help.
> What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows?

You sure OpenVPN is free?  Just because it has "open" in its product
title doesn't mean it is free.

https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/pricing.html

That shows pricing for client (10 minimum so $96/yr minimum).  If you
want it free then make sure you are looking at the Community edition.
From https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source.html, I clicked on the
Downloads page link.  That listed XP 32- and 64-bit versions for their
download.  It looks like you download the whole thing.  Just because it
is an .exe does NOT mean it is an installer.  It may simply be a
self-extracting compressed archive file (e.g., .zip with .exe wrapper).  

I looked at the downloaded .exe using PeaZip (7-zip and WinZip should
work, too) to view it as an archive file.  It carries the libeay32 and
openssl libs so the .exe may just extract the files to where you specify
but the program may not use MSI to install the software.

I extracted the .exe into a folder (rather than run the .exe).  The bin
folder contains what looks like the client.  The openvpnserv.exe is way
too small to be a server at only 33 KB.  So it looks like all you get is
the client and it probably only gets deposited on your drive (i.e., no
installation per se).

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What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows? Lucia Gallo <LuciaGallo@is.invalid> - 2015-06-09 14:14 -0700
  Re: What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows? Jonas Q <JQ@nomail.invalid> - 2015-06-09 17:24 -0400
    Re: What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows? Lucia Gallo <LuciaGallo@is.invalid> - 2015-06-09 15:20 -0700
      Re: What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows? Jonas Q <JQ@nomail.invalid> - 2015-06-09 18:30 -0400
        Re: What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows? "Paul B. Andersen" <somebody@somewhere.no> - 2015-06-09 22:59 +0000
  Re: What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows? Ann Marie Brest <annmariebrest@qualcomm.com> - 2015-06-09 15:03 -0700
    Re: What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows? "Paul B. Andersen" <somebody@somewhere.no> - 2015-06-09 22:44 +0000
  Re: What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2015-06-09 19:22 -0500
    Re: What is the process to install *just* the openvpn *client* on Windows? "Paul B. Andersen" <somebody@somewhere.no> - 2015-06-10 01:03 +0000

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