Installing HyperTerminal

Learn how to install HyperTerminal.

1. Click your path depending on your Windows® operating system.
   • Start > Programs > Accessories > HyperTerminal
   • Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal
   Note: Make sure that you use the executable file and not one of the predefined connections or the folder.
2. If the executable file is not found, use these instructions to install it:
   1. Place the installation media, if CD, into the CD-ROM drive and wait for the program to begin. Then, close the window. If the program does not automatically start, or the installation media is not a CD, continue with the next step.
   2. Click your path depending on your Windows operating system.
      • Start > Control Panel
      • Start > Settings > Control Panel
   3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
   4. Click Windows Setup tab.
   5. Click Communications.
   6. Click Details.
   7. Select the HyperTerminal check box.
   8. Click OK, and then Apply.
   9. Follow the instructions in any prompts that might display. 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.