Once downloaded, the Pidgin chat client can be installed by running the Installer.
- Double click on the Installer to run. The following screen appears:
![](pidgin_install1_xp.jpg)
- Click on OK. That will bring up the following dialog
![](pidgin_install2_win7.jpg)
- Click on Next >. That will bring up the following dialog.
![](pidgin_install3_win7.jpg)
- Click on Next >. That will bring up the following dialog.
![](pidgin_install4_win7.jpg)
- Select the boxes checked above (indicated by the red oval) and click on Next > button.
![](pidgin_install5_win7.jpg)
- Click on Install to proceed with the installation.
![](pidgin_install6_win7.jpg)
- Once the files have been copied, click on Next > to proceed.
![](pidgin_install7_win7.jpg)
- The above dialog is displayed when installation is complete. The chat client is now installed and ready for configuration.