alternative to hyperterminal windows 7

If you’ve recently upgraded to Windows 7 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 and Vista, you will no longer find the HyperTer minal 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 and Vista. 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.

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.

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.
TeraTerm – 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 or Vista.
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 Files\Windows NT and hypertrm.dll in C:\Windows\System32.
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, 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!

The account has been restricted, please contact system administrator

Sign on the the pc using local pc Administrator account.

Right mouse click MY COMPUTER – PROPERTY – COMPUTER NAME. Click CHANGE. Under MEMBER OF, click on WORKGROUP & key in WORKGROUP. Click OK. Then restart the pc.

Then sign in again using local pc Administrator account. connect the system remotely through showmypc and connect it to domain

Right mouse click MY COMPUTER – PROPERTY – COMPUTER NAME. Click CHANGE. Under MEMBER OF, click on DOMAIN & key in the domain name. Click OK. Then restart the pc.

taskmanager has been disabled by adminiostrator

Method 1

Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below: (better - Copy and paste)

Method 2

Download and run this REG fix and double-click it.

Method 3

• Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
• Navigate to the following branch:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System

• In the right-pane, delete the value named DisableTaskMgr
• Close Regedit.exe

Method 4:  Using Group Policy Editor - for Windows XP Professional

• Click Start, Run, type gpedit.msc and click OK.
• Navigate to this branch:

User Configuration / Administrative Templates / System / Ctrl+Alt+Delete Options / Remove Task Manager

• Double-click the Remove Task Manager option.
• Set the policy to Not Configured.

registry editing has been disabled by administrator

For standalone Windows XP systems, perform the steps below to remove the registry editing restrictions.

Method 1: Using the REG.EXE console tool

1. Click Start, Run and type this command:

You should be able to launch Tweak UI, as well as the Registry Editor.

Method 2: Using the Group Policy Editor (Windows XP Professional only)

• Click Start, Run and type gpedit.msc and press ENTER
• Go to the following location:

User Configuration | Administrative Templates | System

• Double-click Disable registry editing tools and set it to Not Configured
• Exit the Group Policy Editor

Note: If the setting already reads Not Configured, set it to Enabled, and click Apply. Then revert it back to Not Configured. This ensures that the DisableRegistryTools registry value is removed successfully.

Manual removal instructions for McAfee Agent 4.x

Environment


For details of all supported operating systems, see KB51109.

Problem

Under certain conditions, you may need to remove the McAfee Agent manually. Possible reasons include:

•A failed upgrade leaves mismatched files that stops the /Forceuninstall from removing the agent

•Issues with the Prevent McAfee services from being stopped option in VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i and later

•Corruption of files in previously installed versions of McAfee Agent or Common Management Agent

•Third-party software conflicts

Solution 1

Before a full manual removal, attempt to remove McAfee agent using frminst.exe and the /forceuninstall switch.





Step 1 - Disable protection of McAfee services in VirusScan Enterprise (if necessary)



VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.5i and later include an Access Protection feature which prevents McAfee services from being stopped. To successfully remove the McAfee Agent, this setting must be disabled either locally or via ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO).



Option 1 - If VSE is not managed by ePO:

1.Click, Start, Programs, McAfee, VirusScan Console.

2.Right-click Access Protection and select Properties.

3.Deselect Prevent McAfee services from being stopped.

4.Click Apply.

5.Close the VirusScan Console.

6.Continue to Step 2.

Option 2 - If VSE managed by ePO:

1.Click Start, Programs, McAfee, ePolicy Orchestrator Console.

2.Select the directory or computer level where the VSE policy will be changed.

3.In the right pane, expand the VirusScan Enterprise policy.

4.Click Edit beside Access Protection Policies.

5.Click the Access Protection tab.

6.Deselect Prevent McAfee services from being stopped.

7.Click Apply.

8.Send an Agent Wakeup Call to apply the changes or wait for the next policy enforcement to take effect.

9.Close the ePO Console.



Step 2 - Run the frminst.exe /forceuninstall command

1.Click Start, Run, and type one of the following commands:



•"c:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\frminst.exe" /forceuninstall

•"c:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\frminst.exe" /forceuninstall



NOTE: The path will vary depending on the version and whether you installed McAfee Agent as an upgrade or clean install. Use Windows Explorer to determine the correct path.





2.Restart the system to remove McAfee Agent processes from memory and complete the deletion of files.



If this removal procedure fails, follow the manual removal instructions in the next solution.

Solution 2

Manually removing McAfee Agent 4.x.



IMPORTANT: Before proceeding, ensure that you allow McAfee services to be stopped as described in Step 1 above.







CAUTION: This article contains information about opening or modifying the registry.

•The following information is intended for System Administrators. Registry modifications are irreversible and could cause system failure if done incorrectly.

•Before proceeding, McAfee strongly recommends backing up your registry and understanding the restore process. For more information, see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986.

•Do not run a .REG file that is not confirmed to be a genuine registry import file.

Step 1 - Disable the McAfee Framework Service in the registry and restart the system



1.Click Start, Run, type regedit.exe, then click OK.

2.Navigate to and select the following key:



[HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAfeeFramework]





3.Double-click the Start value and set the Value data to 4.

4.Restart the system.



Step 2 - End all running McAfee Agent processes:

1.Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to open the Task Manager.

2.Click the Processes tab.

3.Individually select each of the processes below and click End Process. Click Yes when prompted.



McTray.exe

UpdaterUI.exe

naPrdMgr.exe





4.Close Task Manager.



Step 3 - Delete McAfee Agent services from the registry

1.Click Start, Run, type regedit.exe, and click OK.

2.Navigate to and expand the following key:



[HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services]





3.Right-click the McAfeeFramework sub-key and select Delete.

4.Navigate to each of the keys below and delete the McAfeeFramework sub-key if it exists:



[HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services]

[HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services]

[HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSetXXX\Services]





5.Navigate to and select the following registry key:



[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\TVD\Shared Components\Framework]





6.Make note of the values for Installed Path and Data Path.

7.Delete the two folders mentioned in the above registry values.

8.Navigate to and expand the following key:



[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\TVD\Shared Components]





9.Right-click the Framework sub-key and select Delete.

10.Navigate to the following key:



[HKLM\SOFTWARE\McAfee\McTray]





11.Right-click McTray, then select Delete.

12.Navigate to and expand the following key:



[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\]





13.Right-click the appropriate sub-key below and select Delete:



McAfee Agent 4.0 - {F2969393-2D4D-4977-8166-B1251B08EF12}

McAfee Agent 4.5 - {B639A4DE-A375-47D3-89C3-DDCF98D992F7}



14.Close the registry editor.

15.Restart your computer.