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Even with the program installed you will need to check the command line options for that program. And you will either need to browse to the directory of the application, or reference the entire path in the command. Such as<br />
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c:\program files\ftpprogram\ftpprogra<wbr />m.exe -switches here
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In all of our other machines we do not do anything different. Win 7 installed open windows explorer type in <a href="ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" rel="ugc">ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</a>&nbsp;and it connects to our controler or external ftp site. On this machine we get this error message?
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Then it could just be that the file/path association that was enabled by the software has been lost. Have you tried re-installing/repairing the program?
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There is nothing to reinstall/repair, We didn't install any software, just trying to use default windows setting just like all of our other machines?
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if all else fails, take a look at filezilla at <a href="https://filezilla-project.org/" rel="ugc nofollow">https://filezilla-project.org/</a>
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Hi Daryl Bamforth,<br />
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Looks like the ftp key in the registry at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/FTP was missing. I exported this key from a working machine and that seem to do the trick.<br />
Thanks for you help and a link to the solution
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Brilliant. Glad it's sorted.
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Sorry Daryl Bamforth<br />
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I thought I accepted and closed this question last week.
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I have one machine that when I type <a href="ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" rel="ugc">ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</a>&nbsp; I receive a error message &quot;This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed create an association in the default Programs control panel&quot;<br />
I have a FTP client that works fine. We need to use windows explorer to connect to one of our CNC controlers.<br />
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I have one machine that when I type ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  I receive a error message "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed create an association in the default Programs control panel"
I have a FTP client that works fine. We need to use windows explorer to connect to one of our CNC controlers.

Can not use ftp command in windows explorer

The File Transfer Program (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer computer files between a client and server on a computer network. Built on a client-server model architecture, it separates control and data connections between the client and the server. Users may access the server through a sign-in protocol, typically in the form of a username and password.

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.