FTP server setup under WinXP

[Phill Hodgson]

Hi,

I've just upgraded my computer to Windows XP Professional from Windows 2000
Professional. Under 2000 I was able to setup an FTP server on my machine to
share files over my network, and have been looking to setup the same thing
under XP. The help doesn't seem to 'help', as it vaguely mentions it...
Could anyone please give me an info on how to setup the ftp server under XP
Pro, if there is one.


Many thanks in advance,
Phill Hodgson

 

[Alun Jones [MS MVP]]

I've just upgraded my computer to Windows XP Professional from Windows 2000
Professional. Under 2000 I was able to setup an FTP server on my machine to
share files over my network, and have been looking to setup the same thing
under XP. The help doesn't seem to 'help', as it vaguely mentions it...
Could anyone please give me an info on how to setup the ftp server under XP
Pro, if there is one.

XP Pro has the FTP server in the same place as in Windows 2000 - either in
IIS, the Internet Information Service, or in third party products such as
our own WFTPD and WFTPD Pro Servers. In XP, however, the server may not
necessarily be installed by default. [This is a good thing - you have no
idea how many Windows 2000 machines are running IIS FTP servers without
their owners and administrators knowing it!]

Alun.
~~~~