How can I stop IE7 from intercepting FTP commands?

Whenever I click on an ftp link in an email or in a newsgroup post,
Internet Explorer opens. How can I stop this from happening? Yes, I have
Googled extensively and could find nothing that works.

TIA.

--
John Corliss

What program would you like to open FTP links?
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

John Corliss wrote:
> Whenever I click on an ftp link in an email or in a newsgroup post,
> Internet Explorer opens. How can I stop this from happening? Yes, I have
> Googled extensively and could find nothing that works.
>
> TIA.
>

Well, in the past I was able to click on such a link in an email or
usenet post (I use Thunderbird for both) and Firefox would open, asking
me if I wanted to save the file located on the remote ftp server. Now
IE7 opens and it can't get through my firewall. If I start Firefox and
then copy and paste the ftp link into its address field, Firefox
immediately asks me if I want to save the file. However, I want to be
able to avoid having to manually start Firefox. I loath IE by the way.

Leonard Grey wrote:
>
> What program would you like to open FTP links?
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> John Corliss wrote:
>> Whenever I click on an ftp link in an email or in a newsgroup post,
>> Internet Explorer opens. How can I stop this from happening? Yes, I
>> have Googled extensively and could find nothing that works.
>>
>> TIA.
>>


--
John Corliss

Whether or not something can get through your firewall is a separate
question.

Like other web protocols, ftp is handled by the default browser. Make
sure that Firefox is the default browser.
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

John Corliss wrote:
> Well, in the past I was able to click on such a link in an email or
> usenet post (I use Thunderbird for both) and Firefox would open, asking
> me if I wanted to save the file located on the remote ftp server. Now
> IE7 opens and it can't get through my firewall. If I start Firefox and
> then copy and paste the ftp link into its address field, Firefox
> immediately asks me if I want to save the file. However, I want to be
> able to avoid having to manually start Firefox. I loath IE by the way.
>
> Leonard Grey wrote:
>>
>> What program would you like to open FTP links?
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> John Corliss wrote:
>>> Whenever I click on an ftp link in an email or in a newsgroup post,
>>> Internet Explorer opens. How can I stop this from happening? Yes, I
>>> have Googled extensively and could find nothing that works.
>>>
>>> TIA.
>>>
>
>

Your original thread about this in WinXP General:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...d3c089593c3d4b


John Corliss wrote:
> Whenever I click on an ftp link in an email or in a newsgroup post,
> Internet Explorer opens. How can I stop this from happening? Yes, I have
> Googled extensively and could find nothing that works.

Firefox is and has been the default browser. That's what makes this so
strange.

Leonard Grey wrote:
> Whether or not something can get through your firewall is a separate
> question.
>
> Like other web protocols, ftp is handled by the default browser. Make
> sure that Firefox is the default browser.
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> John Corliss wrote:
>> Well, in the past I was able to click on such a link in an email or
>> usenet post (I use Thunderbird for both) and Firefox would open,
>> asking me if I wanted to save the file located on the remote ftp
>> server. Now IE7 opens and it can't get through my firewall. If I start
>> Firefox and then copy and paste the ftp link into its address field,
>> Firefox immediately asks me if I want to save the file. However, I
>> want to be able to avoid having to manually start Firefox. I loath IE
>> by the way.
>>
>> Leonard Grey wrote:
>>>
>>> What program would you like to open FTP links?
>>> ---
>>> Leonard Grey
>>> Errare humanum est
>>>
>>> John Corliss wrote:
>>>> Whenever I click on an ftp link in an email or in a newsgroup post,
>>>> Internet Explorer opens. How can I stop this from happening? Yes, I
>>>> have Googled extensively and could find nothing that works.
>>>>
>>>> TIA.
>>>>
>>
>>


--
John Corliss

I was referred to this group.

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> Your original thread about this in WinXP General:
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...d3c089593c3d4b
>
>
>
> John Corliss wrote:
>> Whenever I click on an ftp link in an email or in a newsgroup post,
>> Internet Explorer opens. How can I stop this from happening? Yes, I have
>> Googled extensively and could find nothing that works.
>


--
John Corliss

"John Corliss" <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:L5-dnSSXwIyskMXXnZ2dnUVZ_uadnZ2d@posted.ccountrynet.. .

>I was referred to this group.

What Email Program is hosting the FTP links in question?

Some programs are hard coded to open the FTP protocol with Internet
Explorer, MSN Messenger comes to mind as does older versions of AIM.

If you've following the advice at the following two links:

Use Firefox UI to set Firefox Browser as default:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/...efault+Browser
Firefox as the default Browser does not work:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/...oes+not+wo rk

and the FTP links are still opening in IE, then perhaps the Host application
is hard coded to open FTP IE.

Also see PA Bear's reply in the other newsgroup you posted to for setting
Windows Explorer to open FTP links instead of a Browser.

Good luck,

Donald Anadell



>
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>> Your original thread about this in WinXP General:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...d3c089593c3d4b
>> John Corliss wrote:
>>> Whenever I click on an ftp link in an email or in a newsgroup post,
>>> Internet Explorer opens. How can I stop this from happening? Yes, I have
>>> Googled extensively and could find nothing that works.
>>
>
>
> --
> John Corliss

John Corliss wrote:
> Whenever I click on an ftp link in an email or in a newsgroup post,
> Internet Explorer opens. How can I stop this from happening? Yes, I have
> Googled extensively and could find nothing that works.
>
> TIA.

The solution was to delete (not an easy task, by the way) all copies of
the msieftp.dll file from my hard drive. First though, I made a backup
copy of the file and zipped it, then noted the three locations where I
found the file.

If you try to delete the copies though, the one in C:\WINDOWS\System32
will require the use of an unlocker program because the file is in use
by the system.

When I did this, Windows Explorer crashed, then restarted with no
problems and with that file gone.

This is a tweak not for the feint of heart and I don't recommend it for
others, but it worked for me. Now when I click on an ftp link, it opens
in Firefox the *way it should have from the start*.

Over and out. Thanks to those who tried to help me with the problem.

--
John Corliss

WinXP prefers IE to be the default in many cases, John. Have you tried
making IE your default browser?

John Corliss wrote:
> Firefox is and has been the default browser. That's what makes this so
> strange.
>
> Leonard Grey wrote:
>> Whether or not something can get through your firewall is a separate
>> question.
>>
>> Like other web protocols, ftp is handled by the default browser. Make
>> sure that Firefox is the default browser.
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> John Corliss wrote:
>>> Well, in the past I was able to click on such a link in an email or
>>> usenet post (I use Thunderbird for both) and Firefox would open,
>>> asking me if I wanted to save the file located on the remote ftp
>>> server. Now IE7 opens and it can't get through my firewall. If I start
>>> Firefox and then copy and paste the ftp link into its address field,
>>> Firefox immediately asks me if I want to save the file. However, I
>>> want to be able to avoid having to manually start Firefox. I loath IE
>>> by the way.
>>>
>>> Leonard Grey wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What program would you like to open FTP links?
>>>> ---
>>>> Leonard Grey
>>>> Errare humanum est
>>>>
>>>> John Corliss wrote:
>>>>> Whenever I click on an ftp link in an email or in a newsgroup post,
>>>>> Internet Explorer opens. How can I stop this from happening? Yes, I
>>>>> have Googled extensively and could find nothing that works.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA.