Windows Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v5.62, by Dr. Herong Yang
Downloading and Installing FileZilla 3.1.5
This section provides a tutorial example on how to download and install the free FTP client program, FileZilla 3.1.5 on a Windows system.
On a Windows system, you can always use the command-line FTP program provides by Windows to transfer files as described in another chapter in this book.
But if you need to use FTP services to transfer files regularly, you should download and install FileZilla. It is much easier to use than the command-line FTP program. Here is what I did to download and install FileZilla 3.1.5:
1. Go to FileZilla home page: http://filezilla-project.org/
2. Click the "Download FileZilla Client" button. The "FileZilla Client Download" page shows up.
3. Click the "FileZilla_3.1.5_win32.zip" link. The browser file download dialog box shows up.
4. Save the download file: FileZilla_3.1.5_win32.zip to your local hard drive in a folder like c:\download\. The file size should be: 5,402,414 bytes.
5. Unzip the downloaded file: "c:\download\FileZilla_3.1.5_win32.zip". You will see the content of FileZilla stored in the folder: c:\download\FileZilla-3.1.5.
6. Move this folder to the final place like: c:\local\FileZilla-3.1.5.
7. Double click on c:\local\FileZilla-3.1.5\filezilla.exe. You will the FileZilla main window.
8. Click menu Help > About. You will the help dialog box as shown below:
Table of Contents
Introduction to Microsoft Windows
Introduction to Windows Explorer
Introduction to Internet Explorer
"Paint" Program and Computer Graphics
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
JPEG Image File Format Quality and Size
GIF Image File Format and Transparent Background
"WinZip" - ZIP File Compression Tool
"WinRAR" - RAR and ZIP File Compression Tool
FTP Server, Client and Commands
►"FileZilla" - Free FTP Client and Server
►Downloading and Installing FileZilla 3.1.5
Setting Up New Connection Sites
Downloading Files from an Anonymous FTP Server
Web Server Log Files and Analysis Tool - "Analog"
Spyware Adware Detection and Removal
IE Addon Program Listing and Removal
Vundo (VirtuMonde/VirtuMundo) - vtsts.dll Removal
Trojan and Malware "Puper" Description and Removal
VSToolbar (VSAdd-in.dll) - Description and Removal
Spybot - Spyware Blocker, Detection and Removal
Setting Up and Using Crossover Cable Network
Home Network Gateway - DSL Modem/Wireless Router
Windows Task Manager - The System Performance Tool
"tasklist" Command Line Tool to List Process Information
"msconfig" - System Configuration Tool
Configuring and Managing System Services
Windows Registry Key and Value Management Tools