Installing the Vista Telnet Client
Today, once again, I got annoyed by someone complaining about Microsoft “not including” a telnet client with Windows Vista, so here I am.
Most people will simply use another telnet client: PuTTY, TeraTerm Pro, or — my personal favorite — SecureCRT. The truth is, however, Microsoft actually did include a telnet client with Windows Vista. The problem is that it simply is not installed by default. Below is a step-by-step guide detailing how to install it:
- Start by opening up the Control Panel by clicking the Start button, then “Control Panel”
- Once in the control panel, click on “Programs”.
- Under “Programs and Features”, click on “Turn Windows features on or off”.
- If you get a “User Account Control” popup asking for your permission, click “Continue”
- In the “Windows Features” window that appears, scroll down and click the checkbox next to “Telnet client”.
- Click the “OK” button.
- Windows will then make you wait a random period of time while it installs the telnet client.
- Close the “Control Panel” window.
At this point, you can open up a command prompt (click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Accessories”, and “Command Prompt”) and start the telnet client by typing in “telnet” and pressing the Enter key.
See, wasn’t that simple!?
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