Microsoft KB Archive/118578

Problems When Using FTP.MICROSOFT.COM

PSS ID Number: Q118578 Article last modified on 09-18-1996

= SUMMARY =

This article contains common problems accessing ftp.microsoft.com on the Internet and solutions to these problems.

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  Q. Why can’t I log on? A. You must use “anonymous” (without the quotation marks) as your user name and your complete electronic mail address as your password.   Q. Why do I receive the error message “access denied” when I try to download a file? A. - You must have write permissions on your local drive.   Use the “lcd” command (without the quotation marks) at the ftp prompt to change the local working directory to a drive where you have write permissions. For example: ftp>lcd c:

NOTE: The backslash is correct here.    Q. What do I do when I get the message “access denied” when I try to upload a file? A. This error occurs if you have a file by the same name already in the specified directory. Try using a different filename.   Q. Why are the .ZIP or .DOC files I download corrupted? A. You must download the files in binary mode. To enter binary mode, type “bin” (without the quotation marks) at the ftp prompt: ftp>bin   Q. What do I do when PKUNZIP says it does not recognize the .ZIP files I download? A. PKZIP version 2.04g is used to archive the Microsoft files that are available for download. You must use this version (or later) to unzip them.   Q. Why does Microsoft Word 2.0 for Windows tell me it cannot read a document (.DOC) file I downloaded? A. You need to download MSWRD6.EXE (as a binary file) from the /softlib/mslfiles directory. This is the Word for Windows 6.0 document converter for Word 2.0 for Windows. </li></ol>

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Additional reference words: get tcp/ip file transfer protocol

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