Enable Telnet Feature on Internet Explorer 7 (Windows XP and Windows Vista)

... the Telnet function has been disabled on IE7 by default.

To enable the Telnet function for IE7
on Window XP apply following registry patch:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISABLE_TELNET_PROTOCOL]

"iexplore.exe"=dword:00000000

on Windows Vista:

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Select Programs and Features.
3. Select Turn Windows features on or off.
4. Select the Telnet Client option.
   Click OK.