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How to make shortcut to ftp site open in windows explorer not IE

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Running windows7 i have a shortcut to an FTP site. When you make this shortcut and point it to a location like ftp://127.0.0.1/ it automatically defaults to opening in Internet Explorer. This is not ideal. I would like to have a shortcut that opens directly to Windows Explorer, as this is infinitel…

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Fix for: How to make shortcut to ftp site open in windows explorer not IE

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Open Windows Explorer Right-click on "My Computer" in the navigation panel on the left Choose "Add new network location" Use the wizard to create a new network location for your FTP site The FTP site will now show up in My Computer as a network loca…

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