How to fix: Access Denied: Specified user is not a member of TelnetClients groups?

Solution 1:

Here's how to use the telnet server on Windows 7 (Home Premium). After you've installed the telnet server, and turned on the telnet service, you have to add users to the TelnetClients group. The problem is that the snapin to do this is disabled in Home Premium. But you can still do this from the command line:

1. Open a command prompt using "Run as administrator"

2. Enter the following command: net localgroup TelnetClients /add [username]

3. You should see:

   The command completed successfully.

4. To verify, run this command: net localgroup TelnetClients

5. You should see the account listed as a Member of the TelnetClients group.

Solution 2:

On the windows 7 computer (aka Telnet-server) add the desired user to the TelnetClients group like so:

Right click 'Computer' > 'Manage' > 'System Tools' > 'Local Users and Groups' > 'Groups' > double click 'TelnetClients' > 'Add' and then add the user you want to have access.

Remember you have to login with a username/password from the Windows 7 computer, even when connecting from the xp computer.