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How to install FTP on Vista and Windows Server 2008

To install the FTP Service on Windows Vista

1. Click Start, the Control Panel.

2. Click Programs, then "Turn on or off Windows features".

3. In the Windows features dialog box, expand the Internet Information Services node.

4. Expand the FTP Publishing Service node and select the FTP Publishing Service check box.

5. Click the FTP Management Console check box and the FTP Server check box, then click OK.


To install the FTP service on Windows Server 2008

1. On the Start menu, click Administrative Tools, then click Server Manager.

2. In the Server Manager Pane, in the Roles Summary section, click Web Server (IIS).

3. In the Web Server (IIS) section, click Add role services.

4. Under Role services, select FTP Publishing Service. This will install the FTP service and the FTP management console.

5. Click Next, and then click Install.


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This is the old FTP server. If you want to install the new FTP server, with features like FTP/SSL and integrated configuration / management with IIS7, you'll need to download it from iis.net here: http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1454

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