Installing HyperTerminal

 

To install HyperTerminal, follow these steps.

1. Click your path.

   • Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal

   • Start > Programs > Communications > HyperTermiAccessoriesnal

   You want the executable and not one of the predefined connections or the folder.

2. If it is not found, use these instructions to install it:

   1. Place the installation media, if CD-ROM, into the CD—ROM drive and wait for the program to begin. Then, close the window. If the program did not automatically start, or the installation media is not a CD-ROM, continue with the next step.

   2. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.

   3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

   4. Click Windows Setup.

   5. Select Communications.

   6. Click Details.

   7. Place a check mark in the box preceding HyperTerminal by clicking on the box.

   8. Click OK.

   9. Click Apply.

   10. Follow the instructions in any prompts that may show up. If you are presented a window in which you might replace a newer file with an older one, click Yes to keep the newer file.

 

Parent topic:

Using HyperTerminal to validate connectivity between client and the system

 

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