Thanks Steve I had already tried a couple of the 3rd party solutions you mention, including CuteFTP, which has always been very reliable until now. Same problem. Kay Steve Hudson wrote: >Umm no - BUT... > >#1: I avoid the windows built-in ftp services. Zombie etc attacks are >intimately familiar with these products > >#2: There are a host of tiny 3rd party FTP solutions that are superb. > >Steve > > >-----Original Message----- >From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kay Rennie >Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2005 4:09 PM >To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: atw: FTP problem > >Has anyone had a problem using FTP from Windows XP plus Service Pack 2? >I have no problem with FTP on my old PC and Windows 98, but XP won't play >along, even with the firewall disabled. I've had no luck searching >Microsoft's myriad knowledge base pages, but I'm sure there must be >something somewhere. If someone could point me to a relevant discussion >group or throw in a few helpful hints I will be eternally grateful. >Thanks >Kay > > > >************************************************** >To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to >austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to >austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. > >To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >"unsubscribe" in the Subject field. > >To search the austechwriter archives, go to >www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > >To contact the list administrator, send a message to >austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >************************************************** > > >************************************************** >To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to >austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to >austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. > >To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >"unsubscribe" in the Subject field. > >To search the austechwriter archives, go to >www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > >To contact the list administrator, send a message to >austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >************************************************** > >_____________________________________________________ >This mail has been virus scanned by Australia On Line >see http://www.australiaonline.net.au/mailscanning > > > ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************