View East Asian languages with the VT-UTF8 terminal emulator in Hyperterminal

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To view East Asian languages with the VT-UTF8 terminal emulator in Hyperterminal

  1. Open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel.

  2. On the Languages tab, click Install files for East Asian languages and click Apply.

  3. After the installation of the files for East Asian languages completes, do not restart your computer. Click the Advanced tab in the Regional and Language Options dialog box.

  4. In the Language for non-Unicode programs box, select the language you want to view and click OK.

  5. When prompted about using your existing files, click Yes.

  6. Restart your computer.

  7. After your computer has been restarted, open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel.

  8. On the Regional Options tab, verify that the correct language (the East Asian language that you want to view) is selected in the Standard and formats box.

  9. Close the Regional and Language Options dialog box and open HyperTerminal.

  10. If the Connection Description dialog box is displayed, click Cancel.

  11. In the File menu, click Properties.

  12. On the Connect To tab, click Configure.

  13. Change the Port Speed to match your port setting (this setting will likely be correct by default).

  14. In the Properties box, click the Settings tab and select VT-UTF8 in the Emulation box and click OK.

  15. In the HyperTerminal View menu, click Font and select the correct East Asian language font.

  16. Connect to the remote computer. For more information, see Related Topics below.

Notes

  • You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group (or you must have been delegated the proper authority) to complete the first several steps of this procedure, in which you install the files for East Asian languages. After those files are installed and you restart your computer, the remaining steps do not require you to have administrative credentials. Therefore, as a security best practice, consider performing the final steps as a user without administrative credentials.

  • To open Regional and Language Options, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Regional and Language Options.

  • To open HyperTerminal, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, point to Communications, and then click HyperTerminal.

  • HyperTerminal is not installed by default. For information on how to install HyperTerminal, see Related Topics.

  • The East Asian languages include Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The files for most other languages are installed on your computer automatically by Windows.

  • It is recommended that you install these files only if you are going to be entering or receiving text in one or more of these languages. The Chinese, Japanese, and Korean files require about 230 megabytes (MB) of space on your hard disk. In addition to the language files, Input Method Editors (IMEs) are installed for each of the three languages.

  • Similar steps can be used to configure HyperTerminal to view other languages as well.

Information about functional differences

  • Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.

See Also

Concepts

Install HyperTerminal
Set up a new connection