Jay

XP-Pro SP1

How do I change the default FTP browser from IE to something else?
Currently when clicking an ftp:// link in an email, IE comes up.

Thanks, Jay

Elmo

Jay wrote:
> XP-Pro SP1
>
> How do I change the default FTP browser from IE to something else?
> Currently when clicking an ftp:// link in an email, IE comes up.
>
> Thanks, Jay

When I installed Firefox FTP, it set itself as the default FTP browser,
or perhaps there was option to do that within its preferences. If you
look at Control Panel, Folder Options, File Types, one of the early file
types is:

____________________________________________
| Extensions | File Types |
|------------+------------------------------|
| (None} | URL:File Transfer Protocol |
|____________|______________________________|

When I highlight it, click Advanced button, double-click "Open" (to
edit), I see:

Action:
Open

Application used to perform action:
C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -requestPending -osint -url "%1"

Use DDE

DDE Message:
"%1",,0,0,,,,

Appliction:
Firefox

DDE Application Not Running:


Topic:
WWW_OpenURL

This could be quite different for another ftp utility though.

hth,

--
Joe =o)

Jay

On 09.08.2007 10:31, Elmo wrote:

--- Original Message ---

> Jay wrote:
>> XP-Pro SP1
>>
>> How do I change the default FTP browser from IE to something else?
>> Currently when clicking an ftp:// link in an email, IE comes up.
>>
>> Thanks, Jay
>
> When I installed Firefox FTP, it set itself as the default FTP browser,
> or perhaps there was option to do that within its preferences. If you
> look at Control Panel, Folder Options, File Types, one of the early file
> types is:
>
> ____________________________________________
> | Extensions | File Types |
> |------------+------------------------------|
> | (None} | URL:File Transfer Protocol |
> |____________|______________________________|
>
> When I highlight it, click Advanced button, double-click "Open" (to
> edit), I see:
>
> Action:
> Open
>
> Application used to perform action:
> C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -requestPending -osint -url "%1"
>
> Use DDE
>
> DDE Message:
> "%1",,0,0,,,,
>
> Appliction:
> Firefox
>
> DDE Application Not Running:
>
>
> Topic:
> WWW_OpenURL
>
> This could be quite different for another ftp utility though.
>
> hth,
>

Thanks, been there done that, doesn't work. IE is firmly entrenched for
whatever reason.

Also, there is no setting for default in FireFTP extension for FF. Nor
is there one for FTP in the FF preferences.

Jay

Elmo

Jay wrote:
> On 09.08.2007 10:31, Elmo wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> Jay wrote:
>>> XP-Pro SP1
>>>
>>> How do I change the default FTP browser from IE to something else?
>>> Currently when clicking an ftp:// link in an email, IE comes up.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Jay
>> When I installed Firefox FTP, it set itself as the default FTP browser,
>> or perhaps there was option to do that within its preferences. If you
>> look at Control Panel, Folder Options, File Types, one of the early file
>> types is:
>>
>> ____________________________________________
>> | Extensions | File Types |
>> |------------+------------------------------|
>> | (None} | URL:File Transfer Protocol |
>> |____________|______________________________|
>>
>> When I highlight it, click Advanced button, double-click "Open" (to
>> edit), I see:
>>
>> Action:
>> Open
>>
>> Application used to perform action:
>> C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -requestPending -osint -url "%1"
>>
>> Use DDE
>>
>> DDE Message:
>> "%1",,0,0,,,,
>>
>> Appliction:
>> Firefox
>>
>> DDE Application Not Running:
>>
>>
>> Topic:
>> WWW_OpenURL
>>
>> This could be quite different for another ftp utility though.
>>
>> hth,
>>
>
> Thanks, been there done that, doesn't work. IE is firmly entrenched for
> whatever reason.
>
> Also, there is no setting for default in FireFTP extension for FF. Nor
> is there one for FTP in the FF preferences.
>
> Jay

The closest I could find: Clock Tools, Add-ons, FireFTP, Options,
Interface tab, "Configure FTP links in Firefox to automatically use
FireFTP". That must be the default though since I've never looked in
here before.

Maybe something here:

http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...=Search+Groups

--
Joe =o)

Jay

On 10.08.2007 05:49, Elmo wrote:

--- Original Message ---
> The closest I could find: Clock Tools, Add-ons, FireFTP, Options,
> Interface tab, "Configure FTP links in Firefox to automatically use
> FireFTP". That must be the default though since I've never looked in
> here before.

Right, ftp links on a web page in FF auto-open FireFTP. FTP links in
Thunderbird auto-open IE regardless of whatever else is the default browser.

> Maybe something here:
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...=Search+Groups
>