How to make shortcut to ftp site open in windows explorer not IE

Running windows7 i have a shortcut to an FTP site. When you make this shortcut and point it to a location like ftp://127.0.0.1/ it automatically defaults to opening in Internet Explorer. This is not ideal.

I would like to have a shortcut that opens directly to Windows Explorer, as this is infinitely more useful for my purposes.

Answer

1. Open Windows Explorer


2. Right-click on "My Computer" in the navigation panel on the left


3. Choose "Add new network location"


4. Use the wizard to create a new network location for your FTP site


5. The FTP site will now show up in My Computer as a network location. You can make shortcuts from there by right-clicking on the connection and choosing "send to" > "desktop (as shortcut)".