Registry Editor in Windows XP is version 5.1, but the REG file is started
with 5.00. For example,
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}]
"Class"="CDROM"
@="DVD/CD-ROM drives"
"EnumPropPages32"="MmSys.Cpl,MediaPropPageProvider"
"Installer32"="storprop.dll,DvdClassInstaller"
"SilentInstall"="1"
"NoInstallClass"="1"
"TroubleShooter-0"="hcp://help/tshoot/tsdrive.htm"
"Icon"="-51"
HPP
You're right the slacksite/ftp is great. (I had already read it prior to
posting my question.) Since I'm still using Win98, I have no idea when
the Regedit version changed to 5.
When you say that I can test using my own firewall, I guess you're
assuming that all ftp servers (and their firewalls) allow both active and
passive ftp, unless they say otherwise. I was concerned that I might
choose for testing a server whose firewall blocks the high numbered ports
against incoming connections, thus allowing only active ftp.
I don't know to be honest, thought regedit 5 was W2000 but not sure now
you
mention it - probably was with XP
You might find this interesting...
http://www.slacksite.com/ftp.html
I think your own firewall might do for testing purposes.
Charlie
Thanks for your reply. It took a while, but I finally got the registry
merge to happen. I have REGEDIT4 on my computer which uses a slightly
different format. First I fixed the obvious differences in the first line
and in the RegPath, which on my version never uses "\\" but does use "\".
I
never did find the exact problem with the key name, but since my computer
already had the key name on it (but without the rest of the data), I
copied
the working keyname first and then your infomation to it in the same
notepad
file.
As soon as the merge happened, the entry appeared in Internet Explorer.
All
that remains to be done is test it to see if it actually works on an ftp
site that requires it. Does anyone know of a free passive ftp site I could
use to test it?
Also, I wonder when Registry Editor 5 came into being. Was it with XP?
Ron,
I think I have seen this before and it was due to a missing registry
entry.
I have copied mine and will paste it below for the sake of accuracy. You
will need to copy the area between the lines -----, paste it into notepad
and compare with yours own settings by following the path in the first
lines
of the file. Please do the compare first, this will allow you to see any
lines that would be overwitten. Start>run>regedit and navigate the path
down.
If it looks sensible you can save the notepad file with the extension .reg
and add the entry simply by clicking on that file as you would to open a
program
Paste and save it without making any changes. Start on the W and end on
the
" in last line
-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\AdvancedOptions\BROWSE\FTPPASV]
"PlugUIText"="@inetcplc.dll,-4743"
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Ftp"
"Text"="Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem compatibility)"
"Type"="checkbox"
"CheckedValue"="yes"
"UncheckedValue"="no"
"ValueName"="Use PASV"
"DefaultValue"="yes"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"HelpID"="iexplore.hlp#50588"
--------------------------------
I have Win98se with all the available updates including IE6 SP1. In the
advanced options section of IE, there is no check box for Use Passive FTP.
Is this normal? In other words is the passive ftp option only available in
IE6 SP1 for WinXP?
