Comments on: Windows Vista: No HyperTerminal to Configure Cisco Routers Connected Via a Local COM Port

By: NoskoSteve

NoskoSteve — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:13:12 +0000

HyperTerminal on Vista.

The HyperTerm on NT does indeed transfer to Vista. I remember I had to look for the icon file. It was in Jan 2011 that I did this, so I am looking at what is on my Vista now.
Here’s what I copied to my Vista machine:
- Folder: Help Hyper
…. This folder contains 3 files: hypertrm.cnt hypertrm.FTS, and hypertrm.GID
- Dialer.exe
- HTICONS.DLL
- HyperTerminal BBS.ht
- HYPERTRM.DLL
- HYPERTRM.EXE
- HYPERTRM.GID
- hypertrm.hlp
- A note to put (a copy of) the HYPERTRM.DLL into Windows\System32.

The HTICONS file stayed where I put the .exe

I believe “HyperTerminal BBS.ht” is just settings for a connection and a new one is formed for every connection you set up.

I don’t think I put it there, but I now see “hypertrm.FTS in:C:\ Users\’MyUserName’\AppData\Local\Help
Replace ‘MyUserName’ with yours.
Then I pinned the .exe to the Start menu.

This also has some info for XP>Vista:
http://jimdoylemcse.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/hyperterminal-and-vista/#comment-206

–
Steve

By: me

me — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:25:58 +0000

I had to use the original setting of 9600 to get my cisco connection to work.
I just used all the defaults on putty.
hope this helps anyone.

By: mrfixit

mrfixit — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:49:12 +0000

Why did these A**holes remove HyperTerminal from their OS? Why did they feel the need to touch it and remove features, actually USEFUL features. Hey development team at microsoft, did you a**holes ever consider that the whole point of using Hyperterminal is to get on the Net? If youre not on the net yet and need to connect to a serial device to GET on the net, how are you supposed to download third party software. A**holes!

By: NoskoSteve

NoskoSteve — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:37:59 +0000

What about the version of HyperTerminal that is on NT. Shoud it run ok on Vista?
I’ve seen a post saying that one of the versions [don't recall which] will work on NT through 7.
Regards

By: sandeep singh rana

sandeep singh rana — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:33:47 +0000

good article, thanks

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:27:50 +0000

Thanks a lot. This was very helpful and easy to follow.
:)

By: Latodrecas

Latodrecas — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:25:55 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to help a newb……Very helpful article.

By: someone321

someone321 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:26:19 +0000

even better than the normal putty, is the portable version:
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/putty_portable

since you can install on a usb stick, and it’ll save that configuration locally, instead of in the registry. sweet.

By: zeeshan

zeeshan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:25:35 +0000

its was realy helpful

By: jim

jim — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:34:13 +0000

Thanks.

By: kaushik kundaliya

kaushik kundaliya — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:16:04 +0000

as option given putty is working ok. thanks a lot

By: abbas

abbas — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:35:45 +0000

can we configure hyper terminal in windows vista to Hughes modem

By: js

js — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:38:59 +0000

Great article. Thanks!

By: varun

varun — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:13:37 +0000

thanks

By: James

James — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:04:35 +0000

Thanks man, you saved me precious time and headache. Cheers!

By: TaToosh

TaToosh — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:22:04 +0000

Hey, i often got bluescreen on Vista SP1 with putty serial connected to cisco 851.
what can i do to resolve the issues ??
Thx

By: Vivek Gite

Vivek Gite — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:23:13 +0000

@geek,

Yes, there is an extra 0. I may update it sometime later…

By: amera

amera — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:04:25 +0000

Thank you so much and all the best

By: geek

geek — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:45:04 +0000

Hello, in the graphic the baud rate is set to 192000. This is incorrect. There is an extra “0″. Some people who are familiar with this can figure out, but newbies might not. Could you replace that at your convenience. Let me know if I’m wrong.

By: Mohammed Mostafa

Mohammed Mostafa — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:48:32 +0000

really i am thanking who guide or help or recommend this software
it is so helpful for me