Re: How To Get FTP Shortcut to Open Windows Explorer NOT Internet Explorer

"W" <> wrote in message news ...

> Is there any way to create a folder or shortcut in Windows Explorer that
> will directly open an FTP site in WIndows Explorer?


Which OS? XP users are told to create a Network Place
when authentication is required for FTP sites, so if it is a particular FTP
site create a Network Place for it and then create a Desktop shortcut
for that.


> This might require the
> help of a third party application, to create special objects in Windows
> Explorer? What are my options for creating this special FTP object?


FWIW in XPsp3 I have:

<cmd_output>
E:\>ftype | find /i "ftp"
ftp="F:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" %1
</cmd_output>

So, I would also try to see what happens if you use

ftype ftp=

(for example).


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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These are the steps I took to successfully create the shortcut using Windows XP

-Right click on desktop
-'New' -> 'Shortcut'
-type 'explorer' then finish
-right click on the newly created shortcut and hit 'Properties'
-add a space after the entry in target and add 'ftp://yourftpserver.com'

presto, ftp shortcut to Windows explorer

Hi,

(From memory...)

Drag and drop a copy of your Network Place to your desktop. It should create
a copy of the Program link (.lnk not .url) on your desktop.

or in your internet shortcut enter

explore.exe "ftp://yourftpserver.com" as the url address, but I don't think
that will take for a Internet Shortcut.

Oh, of coarse.

Navigate to your ftp site in Windows Explorer.

Drag and drop the Address Bar entry to your desktop, Links or Favorites bar
(on your Taskbar if you have added those toolbars).

Regards.

"Shiznit770" <> wrote in message
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> These are the steps I took to successfully create the shortcut using
> Windows XP
>
> -Right click on desktop
> -'New' -> 'Shortcut'
> -type 'explorer' then finish
> -right click on the newly created shortcut and hit 'Properties'
> -add a space after the entry in target and add 'ftp://yourftpserver.com'
>
> presto, ftp shortcut to Windows explorer
>
>
>