>The file tranfer features of Windows XP Home Edition are actually much better than 
>the Windows 98 Web Publishing Wizard.  You can create a folder that will open ANY 
>web site (to which you have FTP access) and allow you to transfer files using usual 
>Windows drag and drop.
>
>You do this in "My Network Places," from the Start menu.  Open My Network Places, 
>then click "Add a Network Place."  Then follow the instructions.  You'll be entering 
>in a URL to your site, a user ID, and a password, all of which should be available 
>from your ISP.  Note that if your site is http://www.mysite.com, you'll want to 
enter 
>ftp://www.mysite.com in the address field.  Once you're done, there will be a new 
>folder in My Network Places.  If you double-click this folder, Windows XP will log 
>in and show the files in the window.  You may then drag files and folders into and 
>out of this window at will.  You can even set permissions of files on Unix hosts 
>(right-click the file, then go to Properties...)!
>
>I still use third-party FTP software (WS_FTP) most of the time for my clients, because 
>it opens windows showing both remote and local files.  But for just quickly dropping 
>a file into one of my own sites, this method is very nice.
>
>I do have two complaints about this otherwise very convenient feature.  First, if 
>you double click a file (say, a .html file) Windows XP treats it as a local file. 
> Second, if you put your web folder on the desktop, you can't drag it back to My 
>Network Places.  Very strange.
>
>For more info, go to Windows XP Help (from the Start menu).  Type in "FTP" as your 
>search keyword.
>
>HTH,
>Jason
>
>






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re: Publishing a website with Windows XP Home and Professional editions?' (Jason Justian: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at 2:06 pm)


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