As we all know telnet is not very secure and we shouldn’t be using it but sometimes you may want to use the client for some reason like troubleshooting a problem. By default, Vista installs without telnet available. I am listing belwo 4 simple steps to get your work done in Windows Vista.

1. Open ‘Control Panel’

2. Select ‘Programs and Features’

3. In the left column, select ‘Turn Windows features on or off’ (get ready for the annoying UAC prompt)

4. Check the box next to telnet (and any other obscure services you may want enabled), and wait while Vista thinks for a while.

Thats it, now you can administer your network devices in as unsecure manner as possible!