This FTP site cannot be viewed in Windows Explorer.

Anonymous
2010-10-13T23:34:01+00:00

I am running Windows 7 Home Premium and am unable to access FTP files OR the internet from Windows Explorer.

Under "internet options" on the Advanced tab, I have checked both "Enable FTP Folder View (Outside of Internet Explorer)" and "Use Passive FTP (For Firewall and DSL Modem Compatibility), but it still will not work.

On another computer using Windows 7 Enterprise, I have no problem accessing FTP files/folders or the internet, and have verified that all settings match on the two computers.

Is this a Windows 7 Home Premium issue, or possibly a firewall issue? My firewall is COMODO.

This is endlessly frustrating. I would appreciate any insight.

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Anonymous
2011-11-28T20:33:31+00:00

Hi guys,

Here is the solution. Worked for me:

(Save a backup of your registry before you try this).

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp]

@="URL:File Transfer Protocol"

"AppUserModelID"="Microsoft.InternetExplorer.Default"

"EditFlags"=dword:00000002

"FriendlyTypeName"="@C:\Windows\system32\ieframe.dll,-905"

"ShellFolder"="{63da6ec0-2e98-11cf-8d82-444553540000}"

"Source Filter"="{E436EBB6-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770}"

"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\DefaultIcon]

*@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,*

*00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,75,00,72,00,*

6c,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,30,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell]

@="open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open]

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-20T15:45:07+00:00

    Great works and thanks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-31T09:49:10+00:00

    Hi Tim & Tony, T_J and anyone else who have got Mr Bimmler's fix to work.

    I have the exact same problem, was working fine then all of a sudden I can't open ftp sites in Windows Explorer anymore and so can't use the drag and drop to transfer files and folders.

    sorry for being dim but the above registry alterations, how do I do those using the bog standard RegEdit that comes with windows?

    what does  @="URL:File Transfer Protocol"  mean?

    can anyone give a step by step example of inputting these values using the standard RegEdit program please.

    Best Regards

    ian

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-02-02T08:11:40+00:00
    1. Open Start menu and type regedit and press enter
    2. Go to destination HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp
    3. **** Then you shold check if all of these strings are there (the Name row):

    "AppUserModelID"

    "EditFlags"

    "FriendlyTypeName"

    "ShellFolder"

    "Source Filter"

    "URL Protocol"

    1. if some of them are missing then rightclick on the background and select New > String Value and type in the missing string's name (without the " " quotes), then doubleclick on the new string and enter the right value, you can find it from Tim Bimmler's post (and again without the " " quotes).

    if all the strings are there you should check if all the values (the Data row) are as in Tim Bimmler's post. If the String's value is not correct, doubleclick on it and enter the correct value (without the " " quotes).

    I only checked the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp folder and it solved the problem. If this doesn't solve your problem then follow Tim Bimmler post and my previous steps.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-06T16:58:09+00:00

    JanerJ you are a genius :) Thank you!

    A couple of things.

    EditFlags is a DWord value (not string)

    This is the value that you put in the Default string value under the DefaultIcon bit:

    hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\

    And low and behold, we have FTP back in Windows Explorer which means you can ftp to a site directly and use copy and paste to transfer files and folders back and forth again!

    Yippeeeee!

    :)

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