Side Note:

From: Stilly River Sage - PM
Date: 29 Oct 08 - 05:19 PM

I haven't used Hyperterminal in probably a dozen years. I see it is still in the Accessories list, even after DOS went away, and that one still has a few uses.

HyperTerminal no longer exists in Vista. Vista Help states:

HyperTerminal is no longer part of Windows. There are several options you can use to replace its functionality.

If you only need remote shell access, you can use WinRS (Windows Remote Shell), new in Windows Vista. To get help with WinRS, type winrs /? at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.

Telnet is a simple, text-based program that you can use to connect to another computer over the Internet.

If you previously used HyperTerminal to troubleshoot modem problems, use Phone and Modem Options instead ...

The "winrs /?" help leads to the additional:

To manage active remote shells or WinRS configuration, use the WinRM tool. The URI alias to manage active shells is shell/cmd. The URI alias for WinRS configuration is winrm/config/winrs. Example usage can be found in the WinRM tool by typing "WinRM -?".

There are a number of "new and different" command line functions in Vista; and some old ones, like HyperTerminal, have been dropped. Some new Vista command line functions actually do offer more powerful and precise control of things. Having forgotten anything I may have known about HyperTerminal, I can't readily compare the previous features to what can be done with Vista winrs and WinRM commands.

Using "HyperTerminal" as the search string in WinXP Help does show 15 Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that may be of significance for particular uses, with some being specific to particular Windows versions. (One that my curiosity may force me to read (later) implies that HyperTerminal may be subject to errors in transmission of hexadecimal data.)

John