Index: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php	(revision 11474)
+++ wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php	(working copy)
@@ -47,28 +47,26 @@
 			$this->wp_base = $opt['base'];
 
 		// Check if the options provided are OK.
-		if ( empty ($opt['username']) )
+		if ( empty($opt['username']) )
 			$this->errors->add('empty_username', __('FTP username is required'));
 		else
 			$this->options['username'] = $opt['username'];
 
-		if ( empty ($opt['password']) )
+		if ( empty($opt['password']) )
 			$this->errors->add('empty_password', __('FTP password is required'));
 		else
 			$this->options['password'] = $opt['password'];
 
 		$this->options['ssl'] = false;
-		if ( isset($opt['ssl']) )
-			$this->options['ssl'] = ( !empty($opt['ssl']) );
-		elseif ( isset( $opt['connection_type']) )
-			$this->options['ssl'] = ( 'ftps' == $opt['connection_type'] );
+		if ( isset($opt['connection_type']) && 'ftps' == $opt['connection_type'] )
+			$this->options['ssl'] = true;
 	}
 
 	function connect() {
 		if ( isset($this->options['ssl']) && $this->options['ssl'] && function_exists('ftp_ssl_connect') )
-			$this->link = @ftp_ssl_connect($this->options['hostname'], $this->options['port'],$this->timeout);
+			$this->link = @ftp_ssl_connect($this->options['hostname'], $this->options['port'], $this->timeout);
 		else
-			$this->link = @ftp_connect($this->options['hostname'], $this->options['port'],$this->timeout);
+			$this->link = @ftp_connect($this->options['hostname'], $this->options['port'], $this->timeout);
 
 		if ( ! $this->link ) {
 			$this->errors->add('connect', sprintf(__('Failed to connect to FTP Server %1$s:%2$s'), $this->options['hostname'], $this->options['port']));
Index: wp-admin/includes/file.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/file.php	(revision 11474)
+++ wp-admin/includes/file.php	(working copy)
@@ -593,11 +593,13 @@
 	if ( ! $method )
 		return false;
 
-	$abstraction_file = apply_filters('filesystem_method_file', ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-' . $method . '.php', $method);
-	if( ! file_exists($abstraction_file) )
-		return;
-
-	require_once($abstraction_file);
+	if ( ! class_exists("WP_Filesystem_$method") ) {
+		$abstraction_file = apply_filters('filesystem_method_file', ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-' . $method . '.php', $method);
+		if( ! file_exists($abstraction_file) )
+			return;
+	
+		require_once($abstraction_file);
+	}
 	$method = "WP_Filesystem_$method";
 
 	$wp_filesystem = new $method($args);
@@ -685,11 +687,13 @@
 	else
 		unset($credentials['port']);
 
-	if ( defined('FTP_SSH') || (isset($_POST['connection_type']) && 'ssh' == $_POST['connection_type']) )
+	if ( defined('FTP_SSH') || (defined('FS_METHOD') && 'ssh' == FS_METHOD) )
 		$credentials['connection_type'] = 'ssh';
-	else if ( defined('FTP_SSL') || (isset($_POST['connection_type']) && 'ftps' == $_POST['connection_type']) )
+	else if ( defined('FTP_SSL') && 'ftpext' == $type ) //Only the FTP Extension understands SSL
 		$credentials['connection_type'] = 'ftps';
-	else if ( !isset($credentials['connection_type']) || (isset($_POST['connection_type']) && 'ftp' == $_POST['connection_type']) )
+	else if ( !empty($_POST['connection_type']) )
+		$credentials['connection_type'] = $_POST['connection_type'];
+	else if ( !isset($credentials['connection_type']) ) //All else fails (And its not defaulted to something else saved), Default to FTP
 		$credentials['connection_type'] = 'ftp';
 
 	if ( ! $error &&
@@ -750,9 +754,10 @@
 
 <tr valign="top">
 <th scope="row"><label for="password"><?php _e('Password') ?></label></th>
-<td><input name="password" type="password" id="password" value=""<?php if( defined('FTP_PASS') ) echo ' disabled="disabled"' ?> size="40" /><?php if( defined('FTP_PASS') && !empty($password) ) echo '<em>'.__('(Password not shown)').'</em>'; ?></td>
+<td><input name="password" type="password" id="password" value="<?php if ( defined('FTP_PASS') ) echo '*****'; ?>"<?php if ( defined('FTP_PASS') ) echo ' disabled="disabled"' ?> size="40" /></td>
 </tr>
 
+<?php if ( extension_loaded('ssh2') ) : ?>
 <tr id="ssh_keys" valign="top" style="<?php if ( 'ssh' != $connection_type ) echo 'display:none' ?>">
 <th scope="row"><?php _e('Authentication Keys') ?>
 <div class="key-labels textright">
@@ -762,14 +767,19 @@
 <td><br /><input name="public_key" type="text" id="public_key" value="<?php echo esc_attr($public_key) ?>"<?php if( defined('FTP_PUBKEY') ) echo ' disabled="disabled"' ?> size="40" /><br /><input name="private_key" type="text" id="private_key" value="<?php echo esc_attr($private_key) ?>"<?php if( defined('FTP_PRIKEY') ) echo ' disabled="disabled"' ?> size="40" />
 <div><?php _e('Enter the location on the server where the keys are located. If a passphrase is needed, enter that in the password field above.') ?></div></td>
 </tr>
+<?php endif; ?>
 
 <tr valign="top">
 <th scope="row"><?php _e('Connection Type') ?></th>
 <td>
 <fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e('Connection Type') ?></span></legend>
-<label><input id="ftp" name="connection_type"  type="radio" value="ftp" <?php checked('ftp', $connection_type); if ( defined('FTP_SSL') || defined('FTP_SSH') ) echo ' disabled="disabled"'; ?>/> <?php _e('FTP') ?></label><br />
-<label><input id="ftps" name="connection_type" type="radio" value="ftps" <?php checked('ftps', $connection_type); if ( defined('FTP_SSH') || defined('FTP_SSH') ) echo ' disabled="disabled"';  ?>/> <?php _e('FTPS (SSL)') ?></label><br />
-<?php if ( extension_loaded('ssh2') ) { ?><label><input id="ssh" name="connection_type" type="radio" value="ssh" <?php checked('ssh', $connection_type);  if ( defined('FTP_SSL') || defined('FTP_SSH') ) echo ' disabled="disabled"'; ?>/> <?php _e('SSH') ?></label><?php } ?>
+<label><input id="ftp" name="connection_type"  type="radio" value="ftp" <?php checked('ftp', $connection_type); if ( defined('FTP_SSL') || defined('FTP_SSH') ) echo ' disabled="disabled"'; ?>/> <?php _e('FTP') ?></label>
+<?php if ( 'ftpext' == $type ) : ?>
+<br /><label><input id="ftps" name="connection_type" type="radio" value="ftps" <?php checked('ftps', $connection_type); if ( defined('FTP_SSL') || defined('FTP_SSH') ) echo ' disabled="disabled"';  ?>/> <?php _e('FTPS (SSL)') ?></label>
+<?php endif; ?>
+<?php if ( extension_loaded('ssh2') ) : ?>
+<br /><label><input id="ssh" name="connection_type" type="radio" value="ssh" <?php checked('ssh', $connection_type);  if ( defined('FTP_SSL') || defined('FTP_SSH') ) echo ' disabled="disabled"'; ?>/> <?php _e('SSH') ?></label>
+<?php endif; ?>
 </fieldset>
 </td>
 </tr>