Enable Telnet in Vista
Most of you are familiar with
the telnet command.
It is one of the well known Windows IP Utilities. In fact the telnet command is most important
for sending a fake email which i have discussed in my previous post. If
you are using Windows XP the telnet command is available by default.But if you
use Windows Vista the telnet command is disabled by default.
So
when you try to use the telnet command in Windows Vista you get the following
error message.
You
get this error in Vista because unlike XP, Vista
does not support telnet command by default. So, for this you have to manually
enable/turn on the telnet feature in Vista.
Here’s
the step by step procedure to enable telnet feature (telnet command) in Windows
Vista.
1. Goto the Control Panel.
2.
Click on the sub heading Uninstall a program under the main heading Programs
NOTE: IF you are in the Classic View click on Programs and
Features.
3.
Now in the left panel under the Tasks select the option Turn Windows
features on or off.
4.
Now a new window opens. In the new window select the following
Telnet
Client
Telnet Server (optional)
Telnet Server (optional)
5.
After selecting click on OK.
Now
wait for few minutes till the telnet feature is installed. Once the telnet
feature is installed you can goto the command prompt and use the telnet command. System restart is not
required.
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