Open word document with Vista FTP

I have a XP ftp server running ServU ftp server version 6.

All clients connect to it via the lan: ftp://server or internet
ftp://outsidetoserver.

Users can browse the folders set up in ServU, and XP users even with
IE7 can open a word document for example.

However Vista users cannot. They get as far as seeing the word
document then when they double-click to open it repeatedly asks for
username and password. Even if I type the ServU administrator or the
administrator of the box username and password it just does the same.

I have tried lowering the security settings of IE7, upgrading ServU to
version 7 and nothing seems to work. There's nothing in event logs
either.

A fix is greatly appreciated

Thanks, Ferrino

In the username field try using the format FTP_server_name\User_Name. Vista
is probably sending Vista_computer_name\User_Name or Domain_name\User_Name.

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/



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>I have a XP ftp server running ServU ftp server version 6.
>
> All clients connect to it via the lan: ftp://server or internet
> ftp://outsidetoserver.
>
> Users can browse the folders set up in ServU, and XP users even with
> IE7 can open a word document for example.
>
> However Vista users cannot. They get as far as seeing the word
> document then when they double-click to open it repeatedly asks for
> username and password. Even if I type the ServU administrator or the
> administrator of the box username and password it just does the same.
>
> I have tried lowering the security settings of IE7, upgrading ServU to
> version 7 and nothing seems to work. There's nothing in event logs
> either.
>
> A fix is greatly appreciated
>
> Thanks, Ferrino

Thanks Kerry but it didn't work out

Note that the only username I have created is the username Paul in
ServU. There is no windows username Paul.

What I can't understand is that it works perfectly in XP with IE7. Yet
in Vista Paul can browse right through the folders until he tries to
open the Word Document. I have also added Paul to the ServU
administators group also.

Thanks again. Ferrino