How To Setup Hyperterminal

You can use HyperTerminal to configure the iPocket232 unit through the serial port on your PC. Setting up the Initial Connection. 1 From the Start menu, go to. Setting Up a Dial-Up Connection using HyperTerminal (Windows 95/98/NT) Step 1: Starting Windows 95/98/NT HyperTerminal. Click on the Start menu. Step 2: Making a New Connection. First enter a name for the connection under Name in. Step 3: Entering the Phone Number. Note: Include the area code.

So here is how to get HyperTerminal on to Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit).
On the Windows 7 box make a new folder under C:Program FilesHyperTerminal for 32-bit and for 64-bit make a new folder C:Program Files (x86)HyperTerminal

From a Windows XP box and copy the following 3 files to the folder that was just created on the Windows 7 box:

C:Program FilesWindows NThypertrm.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32hypertrm.dll
C:WINDOWSHelphypertrm.chm

Now just run hypertrm.exe and HyperTerminal is on Windows 7.

If you want to have HyperTerminal on your Start Menu just create a shortcut to hypertrm.exe and put it inC:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms and when you go to All Programs under the Start Menu HyperTerminal will be there.

15 Comments

• Cayenne
  Shawn (Contronex) Jun 26, 2012 at 10:14am

  Thanks for this share! Occasionally I have need of it, though I usually use Putty.

• Pimiento
  John Ogaji Dec 10, 2012 at 10:25am

  Thanks for this share. I'm able to use the HyperTerm app with my Win7 PC now

• Datil
  Stiegelis Apr 23, 2013 at 01:14pm

  thank you very much for sharing, this is very useful

• Poblano
  RoccoT Aug 27, 2013 at 05:57pm

  My XP PC has no such directory as
  C:WINODWS

  it has one called C:WINDOWS however

• Jalapeno
  TMoney3445 Sep 11, 2013 at 05:45pm

  Ha! Nice catch RoccoT. I have updated to correct my spelling. Thanks!

• Datil
  xplummerx Dec 27, 2013 at 08:19pm

  Thanks for this! I just used this to console into a router that is having trouble booting. Best hindi songs download mp3.

• Pimiento
  johnshreffler Mar 19, 2014 at 02:42pm

  I have used HT a lot over the years. When I got my Win7 box, I would just do an install of HT63PE, and accept that you could receive, but not transmit. So this interested me. I followed the instructions to the letter, but same result: I can receive normally, but cannot transmit characters. Tried all my USB ports, played with compatibilities, but still no luck. Any help out there?

• Pimiento
  heberalanis Apr 11, 2014 at 01:17pm

  Thank you, great solution, I was missing this application, I am working in automation and hyperterminal is a good app. for some serial communications.

• Pimiento
  CONTRAST Apr 21, 2014 at 08:50pm

  Thanks! There are some things that Putty just can't do. Like xmodem for cisco ios recovery.

• Pimiento
  lbettes Sep 15, 2014 at 04:55pm

  Why does this only give me the choice of tcp/ip winsoc? I need a com port 1 connection (db9 com port) for the equipment I'm communicating with.

• Anaheim
  Edward3040 Nov 6, 2014 at 06:26pm

  Thanks. To add, the way I got the files was attached my Virtual XP (old work apps need 16bit) in Disk management and pulled it right from there. No hassle looking for an XP machine to get the data from.

• Cayenne
  Gadget Gal Nov 19, 2014 at 09:35pm

  It worked like a charm!!! THANKS SO very MUCH! Got us out of a pinch!

• Pimiento
  lbettes Apr 6, 2015 at 05:12pm

  this only gives you tcp/ip winsoc, I need a db9 serial conn comm por 1-6 for the equipment i'm trying to access

• Pimiento
  tkjtkj May 11, 2015 at 09:03am

  You've got an error in this article, associating 32bit with ' c:program files ..' and 64bit with 'c:program files (x86) ..'
  where the opposite is true . Not a big deal for experienced people, of course ..
  And tnx for the info !

• Pimiento
  Michael376837 Jul 15, 2016 at 08:31pm

  Thank you for the instructions, it worked for perfectly. I was using the Hyper Terminal to program some printers

If you’ve recently upgraded to Windows 7 or Windows 10 and are wondering what happened to HyperTerminal, you’re not alone! HyperTerminal was a sweet little program that let you connect to other computers, Telnet sites, host computers, BBSs, etc. using your modem or Ethernet connection.

In Windows 7, Vista, and 10, you will no longer find the HyperTerminal program. If you need HyperTerminal to control serial devices, there is a way to get it back! Also, there are several new alternatives to HyperTerminal that are probably better for secure shell access and troubleshooting modems.

Windows Remote Shell

Firstly, if you only need remote shell access, you can use the new Windows Remote Shell command line option in Windows 7/8/10. To learn more about using WRS, simply open a command prompt and type in winrs /?.

It’s basically a SSH replacement that allows remote command line access over an encrypted connection. It also uses the SOAP protocol. You can also check out the Microsoft doc on winrs that gives you some examples.

Phone and Modem Options

If you were using HyperTerminal to troubleshoot modems, you can now use Phone and Modem Options to do this. Go to Control Panel, click on Hardware and Sounds and then click on Phone and Modem Options. If you don’t see it there, click on the drop down by View items and choose Small icons or Large icons.

All you have to do is provide information about the Country/Region, Area Code, Carrier Code, and Outside Dial Number to access the dialog box. Once you do that, you can troubleshoot your modem in Windows 7 or Vista.

HyperTerminal Alternatives

If you don’t want to use all these alternative methods, you can still use alternative programs for HyperTerminal. Here are some of my favorites.

HyperTerminal Private Edition – This is a commercial terminal emulation program that you can use to communicate with serial COM ports, dial-up modems, and TCP/IP networks. If you need a good HyperTerminal program for Windows 10, then this is your best option.

TeraTermWow warrior wallpaper for mac. – TeraTerm is an open-source terminal emulator and SSH module that supports IPv6, SSH1, SSH2, Telnet, serial ports, and file transfer protocols (XMODEM, Kermit, ZMODEM, B-PLUS, etc).

Putty – Another free Telnet and SSH implementation for Windows. It also is an xterm terminal emulator. This is probably my favorite alternative to HyperTerminal.

Original XP HyperTerminal

If you just can’t live without the original HyperTerminal in Windows XP, you can actually extract two files from your XP installation and copy them over to Windows 7/8/10.

The two files you will need are hypertrm.dll and hypertrm.exe. Simply copy those files into any directory on your machine and it will work. You should be able to find hypertrm.exe in C:Program FilesWindows NT and hypertrm.dll in C:WindowsSystem32.

If you have the Windows XP CD, you should be able to find both of these files in the i386 directory on the CD.

So that’s about it! Even though HyperTerminal is no longer in Windows 7/8/10, it’s really not needed since you have a lot of great alternatives like Putty, etc. If you want it simply because you’ve been using it for a long time, either download the Private Edition or copy the files from XP. Enjoy!