Excel can't run an existing specific EXE file on system32 folder !! HELP PLZ

Hello Excellers!

i just created an excel file that runs CMD to start a telnet session and send some commands to a Cisco switch.
my file works perfectly as charm on my win7-32bits / win 10-64bits machines but it doesn't at win 7-64bits !!
the first command line intended to be typed on the cmd window is "telnet 10.212.45.50"
it fails with the following error "'Telnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command" knowing that TELNET is well installed since i can run it from a CMD window i open myself.

any help,hints or suggestions would be so appreciated.

Thanks

You'd probably need to turn Windows features on.

Go to Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features: Turn Windows features on or off.

Find "Telnet Client" and check.

Telnet.JPG

thanks CK76, its already checked but still the same
fyi: i can run telnet from a cmd windows but MSexcel can't !!

Ok, so that's not issue with VBA side and not SysWOW64 issue from what I can see.

As I stated in previous post, check PATH environment variable (you should define installation directory of telnet).
Or you can specify full path to telnet.exe in the arguments to run it.

@ck76 : i appreciate your answers
i ve already checked the PATH environment variable and telnet is already there, it a weird no-sens probleme.
when i list the content of the system32 folder via the CMD window opened by excel shell (dir c:\windows\system32\*.exe) i notice that Telnet.exe doesn't appear while it appears when i execute the same command on a CMD i opened myself. :'(
i can send you the file and check it yourself if necessary

Sorry, don't think I can help you further if you tried all my suggested fixes. Personally, I don't use Windows Telnet. But PuTTY and other tools for Telnet connection.

Thank you CK76,
how can i make this thread reach more people ?
can you please invite someone else to the thread ?
i appreciate your help and your precious time

You'd have better luck asking in Windows and/or Microsoft tech forums. As this isn't issue with VBA code.

i will, thank you once again

hi LJMetzger,
i ve tried this suggestion but it says ''fichier introuvable'' / "file not found"
i copied telnet.exe from system32 folder to "c:\" > the telnet comes up but incomplete... maybe there is another dll file or some other files that needs to be placed next the telnet.exe file

my file works perfectly as charm on my win7-32bits / win 10-64bits machines but it doesn't at win 7-64bits !!

You are not the only person who has had this problem. See
http://superuser.com/questions/60533...t-in-windows-7
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...1-78666e29ee94

One possible solution is to copy the telnet.exe from your win7-32bits machine to C:\Windows\System32 on the win 7-64bits machine. When invoking telnet, if you get the 'cannot be found error' try running C:\Windows\System32\telnet.exe

I hope this helps.

Lewis

Hello LJ,
the problem is solved for me.
The issue was due to my Excel 32 bits installed on a 64Bits OS. so when I installed a new 64Bits office pack I can call telnet from excel easily with no problem

best Regards