Hi,
The following is for a WinXP service pack 3 system:
HyperTerminal was malfunctioning due to an unsuccessful previous operation. (Installing and removing of a non Microsoft HyperTerminal program)
Following the recommended procedures the malfunctioning persists, i.e. 1. No Help menu in the reinstalled Microsoft HyperTerminal. 2. Clicking on a .ht file creates the message 'Could not read session file.'
I hope that it will be possible to find a fix to these issues.
Thanks

I have installed windows xp service pack 3. I checked my hyper terminal.It was not there. How could i get it installed? I finally found a blurb stating the Hyperterm had been removed from Windows Vista. Now that June 30, 2008 has passed and most of all Windows XP cannot be purchased (based on licensing agreements) will they be allowed to downgrade to Windows XP. HyperTerminal Windows 7, 8, 10, XP, and Vista terminal emulation software is now available. Some uses of HyperTerminal Private Edition: Use a TCP/IP network to connect to systems on the Internet or your network using Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH).

On a CD or on the HDD? If not, re-installing Windows components will fail.
If the .ht files were created with a different version of HT, they may <i>possibly</i> be incompatible as well (although I don't recall seeing this between the Windows and PE versions before).
You may have other problems with Windows in general. Try running the command
sfc /scannow. You may also want to use a decent malware scanner like MBAM.
If you cannot get it to work under any circumstances, use a different terminal program or do a repair install of Windows.
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

The 'sfc/scannow' did not work for me since it reported I 'have inserted the wrong CD. (i.e., a different Windows product than the version installed). My system is WinXP SP-3
On the other hand I have the well working 'Windows installation files' on another WinXp computer. Copying them to the malfunctioning system fixed the lack of help menu files.
Thanks for your advice.