Specify a custom program for handling a protocol

ftpprotocol

I want to associate the FTP protocol to Filezilla. I click on

Control Panel
Control Panel Home
Default Programs
Set Associations

Then I select the FTP protocol and click on Change program… but I can specify just Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Is it possible to add Filezilla to this list?

Best Answer

This is how you do it through the registry:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914(VS.85).aspx

Here is a little utility that makes it a bit easier:

http://customurl.codeplex.com/

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