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Mary0407

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May 18th, 2006 19:00

Hyperterminal is not on Windows XP OS

I have read other users' problems about how to upload a missing telnet program called Hyperterminal.  This is supposed to be a Windows component, but it is not on the hard drive of my Dell Dimension 8200 series computer running Windows XP Home Edition OS.  The simple solution was supposed to be to go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components, and access Hyperterminal from the Accessories folder.  My Dell Windows XP disk does not contain Hyperterminal.
 
How can one get this important Windows telnet program for accessing bulletin board systems? 
 
 

rickmktg

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May 18th, 2006 19:00


@Mary0407 wrote:
I have read other users' problems about how to upload a missing telnet program called Hyperterminal.  This is supposed to be a Windows component, but it is not on the hard drive of my Dell Dimension 8200 series computer running Windows XP Home Edition OS.  The simple solution was supposed to be to go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components, and access Hyperterminal from the Accessories folder.  My Dell Windows XP disk does not contain Hyperterminal.
 
How can one get this important Windows telnet program for accessing bulletin board systems? 
 
All Windows XP CDs include it.  When you check HyperTerminal as you stated above, it will ask for the CD and install it. 

Mary0407

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May 18th, 2006 20:00

But Hyperterminal is not even available to check in the list of Accessories at Add/Remove Windows Components!  I have done a thorough search on my hard drive and on the Dell Windows XP Home Edition CD and Hyperterminal is not on either.   What to do?   Thanks for your help.

Denny Denham

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May 18th, 2006 21:00

Mary0407,

Hyperterminal is installed by default on both XP Professional and XP Home systems. It should be available to you at Start|All Programs|Accessories|Communications. If it is not there, the shortcut may be missing. See if you can find the executable for it at C:\Program Files\Windows NT\hypertrm.exe.

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