UKC How to turn on or turn off the Internet firewall in Windows XP
The Windows XP firewall can prevent your PC accessing services if it is not configured correctly.
To determine if your firewall is causing problems you may wish to temporarily disable it.
For more information about the Windows XP Firewall please visit the following page at Microsoft:
If you have a hosting account with UK-Cheapest then your FTP upload details will include a remote folder path (or directory) which needs to be inserted into your FTP program. This remote folder is,
/httpdocs
This must be used in order for you to connect to the correct location in your webspace.
Files received into the wrong location by the server will be automatically dumped.
If you are using FrontPage to upload to your webspace then you must use FTP and so you will still need the remote folder path for FTP FrontPage uploads.
As soon as you upload files to your webspace they are available on the internet, there is no delay in these becoming visible.
The most common reasons that you would not be able to view uploaded files are as below,
If you purchase a Site Builder account, then you will also need webspace as this is where the site that you create will reside.
Often only Budget Hosting is required when you have a Site Builder account.
If you have a Site Builder account with UK-Cheapest then your username will be of the following format,
sb*****
Replace ***** with your account/order number (not your invoice number)