if you use two machines you need
a null serial cable {sometimes called a modem cable}
then connect two ports
to use hyperterminal you can also connect com 1 physical port to com2 physical port
set hypertermal to use only com 2
and the compim in isis only to use com1
1----2
tx->rx
rx<-tx
rst->cts
cts<rts
wire dtr to dsr on both plugs but not thru the cable
actually I was wanting to run Proteus and Hyperterminal on the same machine.
My idea was to establish some sort of a virtual serial port connection between them.
to use hyperterminal you can also connect com 1 physical port to com2 physical port
set hypertermal to use only com 2
and the compim in isis only to use com1
Look at the reply above instead. The solution is there !
You need to replace Virtual Terminal with COMPIM (virtual COM interface). You must have 2 COMs free in your PC and a null modem cable (crossed).
Say you have COM1 and COM2 free. Connect the null modem between the two ports as a link and set COMPIM as the port COM1. Then use Windows Terminal (or whichever program you like) and set it as COM2. You'll see that any outputs that before were sent to the Virtual Terminal are now sent to Windows Terminal (or any other you may use).
Alternatively, if you don't have 2 physical COMs free then you may use some software driver, like Virtual Serial Ports Driver XP from https://www.eltima.com/products/vspdxp/