Hehe, you wont change my mind on this one Windows explorer more than does the job I need. Its handy enough just being able to drag files from my desktop into the folders on my hosts. I just prefer not to install software that I dont need to, keeps my system nice and clean and running well.
I use a very simple FTP program called "CoreFTP". It is a free software and I'm sure it can compete with any high quality FTP program around.
Im now starting to like CuteFtp although I stll use Filezilla from time to time. I like CuteFtps user interface. Its well designed.