How to setup FTP in windows Setting up FTP Tutorial Welcome to my 1st Windows XP tutorial on how to set up FTP. Because this is such a short process to set up FTP and get it running, I’ve found that though having FTP right in the “My Network Places” is a fast way to access your website via FTP, when you want to upload or download something that is not very small, it takes a very long time. But with FileZilla, those kind of files are much faster, and that we will include in our next tutorial. Maybe you prefer opening up FileZilla and don’t consider it slower than the “My Network Places”. Let’s start. Part 1. Enabling My Network Places to Always Show Up First, to get FTP in Windows XP, lets activate the “My Network Places” and set it up so that it always appears in the Start Menu. Right-click on your start button and then select “Properties”. And yes, for you observant folk, I keep my taskbar (where the start button, quick launch, time, etc. is at) on the left bec...