cm does not recognize command when launched through TestComplete script

When I manually launch cmd and type telnet and press enter, I get the message "Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client", as I would expect.

I wrote a vbscript routine in TestComplete to do the same, but when I run it I get "'telnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." in the cmd window.

Here is a sample:

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sub test
dim wscriptObj

set wscriptObj = createobject("WScript.Shell")

Call wscriptObj.run("cmd.exe")
Call delay(1000)
Call wscriptObj.SendKeys("telnet{Enter}")
end sub

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I also tried using 'set wscriptObj = sys.oleobject("WScript.Shell")', but still got the same result.

I even tried making cmd a testedapp, ran the testedapp and used the keys method instead of sendkeys to type, but still got the same result.

So I went into notepad with the original code from above and created a vbs file containing the below:

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dim wscriptObj
set wscriptObj = createobject("WScript.Shell")
Call wscriptObj.run("cmd.exe")
call wscript.sleep(1000)
Call wscriptObj.SendKeys("telnet{Enter}")

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And when I run that, separate from testcomplete, that works successfully.

As far as I can tell, based on the caption of all the cmd windows, I am always launching the system32 cmd (manually, through vbs, and through testcomplete).

Is there something I am missing?