Telnet is bad, mkay? It's insecure. I get it. Everything goes in plaintext totally in the clear. However, it's still a useful tool. Vista (including Ultimate) apparently feels that such a powerful tool should be hidden away from prying eyes and doesn't install it by default.
To install the Microsoft telnet client, do the following:
1. Go to the Control Panel
2. Open Programs and Features
3. Go to Turn Windows features on or off (requires a UAC authentication if you don't have UAC turned off.)
4. Click the check box next to Telnet Client
5. Hit OK
6. "Please wait while the features are configured. This might take several minutes."
7. No, really, it takes a minute
8. Enjoy. May I recommend telnetting to towel.blinkenlights.nl for some ASCII Star Wars love?
Edit: Current Windows 7 Betas behave in the same manner.
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