How to Retrieve an FTP Through IE7

Steps to use Internet Explorer 7 as an FTP client.

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7 is designed to be a general purpose Internet tool. It is primarily used as a Web browser to visit and interact with different Web sites and applications. However, the Internet Explorer browser can also be used as an FTP client. When acting as an FTP client, it can display the FTP results in a traditional list format, or it can operate like an ordinary Windows Explorer file manager window.

Things You'll Need

• FTP site address.

Instructions

1. Open Internet Explorer version 7 by double-clicking the blue "E" icon.

2. Click the address bar. Erase the contents of the address bar by pressing the backspace key.

3. Type "ftp://" (without quotes) followed by the address of the FTP server. For example "ftp://ftp.somedomain.com" (without quotes) is the proper format.

4. Press the "Enter" key to connect to the site. A password box will appear if the FTP site is password protected. The files available on the FTP server are displayed in the area of IE7 where a Web page normally appears. Click on the files to download them from the FTP server to your computer.

Tips & Warnings

• The FTP site address must be known beforehand.