If you have trouble opening FTP in Windows Firewall, try running the following commands in the command prompt:
[command]sc qsidtype ftpsvc[/command]
[command]sc sidtype ftpsvc unrestricted[/command]
[command]net stop ftpsvc
net start ftpsvc[/command]
More information about the problem can be found on Microsoft Connect: <a href="http://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsServerFeedback/feedback/details/524831/default-ftp-firewall-port-21-rule-is-broken-in-windows-2008-r2" target="_blank">Default FTP firewall (Port 21) rule is broken in Windows 2008 R2</a>.
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