Cannot FTP to Windows NT 3.51 Server from Internet Explorer 5

ID: Q237000

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you connect to a Windows NT Server 3.51 server with FTP, using Internet Explorer 5, you may receive the following error message:

An Error Occurred opening a folder on the FTP Site. Make sure you have permission to open this folder.

Details:
Error 550 /E:\/: the filename. Directory name or Volume label is incorrect.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, install Microsoft Internet Information Server or upgrade the server to Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.

To download Internet Information Server 1.0 for Windows NT Server 3.51, please visit the following Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/nts/downloads/archive/IIS1.asp

You can use FTP in Internet Explorer 4.x or at a command prompt to connect to the Windows NT Server 3.51 server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 5.

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool msient msiew98 win98se winnt 
Version           : WINDOWS:5; winnt:3.51
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 15, 1999