If I'm extrapolating your situation correctly, you basically want to edit locally a file stored elsewhere? If so, remember that with any Win OS after 95rev2 you have the ability to set up "web folders" that act as file explorer windows to FTP sites. This may or may not be what you want, but it's a possible solution that's easy to use.

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