HyperTerminal Files Cannot Be Opened If No Modem Is Installed

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If a Windows NT system has at least one COM port available, but no modems installed, HyperTerminal will display an error that it cannot start Session file "%s" when you execute a *.ht file. It will then proceed to start a new connection. If you try to open one of these pre-configured files (*.ht) from within HyperTerminal, it will start a new connection instead of using the current connection.