Starting the FTP Service in IIS 7

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista

Just as the FTP service is not installed by default on IIS 7.0, the FTP service is not started by default when you install it on IIS 7.0. For this reason, you must start the FTP service after you have installed it. You may also have to start the FTP service if it was previously stopped or paused.

Warning

This topic applies only to Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008.

Prerequisites

You must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer to perform the following procedure or procedures.

Procedures

To start the FTP service on Windows Vista

  1. On the Start menu, click Control Panel.

  2. In Control Panel, click System and Maintenance and then click Administrative Tools.

  3. Double-click Services, right-click Microsoft FTP Publishing Service and then select Start from the menu.

To start the FTP service on Windows Server 2008

  1. On the Start menu, click Administrative Tools, and 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, under System Services, click Microsoft FTP Publishing Service and then click Start.