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"Henry" <wa0goz(a)arrl.net> wrote in message
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> philo wrote:
>
>> Henry wrote:
>>
>>> philo wrote:
>>>
>>>> Henry wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm running a Dell 2.8GHz, 3G RAM, WinXP Pro SP2
>>>>>
>>>>> I just upgraded to IE8 from IE6. I can't telnet from IE8. Does
>>>>> anyone have a solution.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Henry wa0goz(a)arrl.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> IE8 is a browser
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It has nothing to do with telent
>>>
>>>
>>> Wrong. IE6 could telnet. Microsoft disabled it in IE7 and IE8 for some
>>> reason. There are solutions for enabling it in IE7 and Vista if you
>>> google for them. I need it for IE8.
>>
>>
>>
>> OK
>>
>> I see what you are trying to do now
>>
>> this link may help
>>
>>
>> http://www.vistaheads.com/forums/microsoft-public-internetexplorer-general/361650-using-telnet-ie-browser-7-0-8-0-a.html
>
> I found that site, but if you look it's for IE7 and/or Vista. For example
> this fix:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
> Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISABLE_TELNE T_PROTOCOL
>
> DWORD Name = iexplore.exe
> DWORD Valure = 0(Zero)
>
> doesn't work because in IE8 there is no FEATURE_DISABLE_TELNET_PROTOCOL
>
> There are other FEATURE_DISABLE_'s but not one for telnet.
>
> Henry

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