do I still need a program to get to ftp sites?

I know very little (ok next to nothing) about ftp except.. I have a little one page website and my xp setup was to use ws-ftp to log into the server where I could change my page by editing and file and images.

Does windows 7 have something built in, or do I need to upgrade my ws-ftp software to access a server? I saw something about ftp in a tutorial about enabling programs, but I don't know what that was all about.

Loving how much I'm finding out on my own via your tutorials, but I'm not finding enough on doing ftp stuff.

replying to my own post here but WOW is w7 amazing or what?! :)

I used this post to get myself setup.. Desktop FTP Client - Map Network Drive

Now I have a shortcut that when I click it, I'm there. I can drag straight to it, click and download to edit my html and send it back up, changed (is there an easier way?)

happy happy, now on to the next challenge... slowly but surely winning the new pc game

Another recommendation for FileZilla here.

swarfega said:

Another recommendation for FileZilla here.

Yup, can't beat free!!

I would still prefer to do it within an app, rather than map a network drive for it. Filezilla is free, and works very well.

DeaconFrost said:

I would still prefer to do it within an app, rather than map a network drive for it. Filezilla is free, and works very well.

I did it via mapping the drive (whatever that means) and it works great. So, I'm curious why you would rather do it via an app instead? To me it seems like one less program to load and one less clump of clutter in the registry. Maybe I'm missing something with using an app for it? In my case it's just a couple files I update, the html and the one photo that is there right now.

filezilla can do a little more than windows explorer - such as comparing a local and remote folder, setting up queues, allow you to pause/resume file transfers, speed limiting etc.

you may not need these extra features for your simple site - so the mapped network drive option is probably fine for your needs.

mickey megabyte said:

filezilla can do a little more than windows explorer - such as comparing a local and remote folder, setting up queues, allow you to pause/resume file transfers, speed limiting etc.

you may not need these extra features for your simple site - so the mapped network drive option is probably fine for your needs.

Ok thanks.. yes those are things I don't need at all. Good to learn all this though, even us old grandmas can learn hehe.. I have threatened I may never get another new computer or os again though LOL ...just hope I don't die before I'm tempted. :)

I personally use the FireFTP Firefox addin. That way I can FTP right from a browser tab, no need to open another app.