When this happens, you’ll need to create the install diskettes again. When creating the floppies, boot to DOS to run 35floppy.bat. If you create the floppies in a Windows MS-DOS Prompt, you will get an valid install disks.

When trying to create floppies using the 35floppy.bat file TinyTERM 3.3, you may see the above error. It usually means your hard drive is full or nearly so, with not enough workings space available to create the floppies.

Check the hard drive to see how much space is available. Free up as much as you can. If there is still insufficient space, you’ll need to use another PC to create the floppies.

When this happens, it means the original install did not complete properly. You will need to do the following:

• Manually uninstall all Tiny Term products.
• Reboot the PC.
• Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to get the task manager. End all tasks except Systray and Explorer.
• Install TinyTERM again.
• When prompted to restart the computer, select No.
• Click Yes and OK on all other dialog boxes. Some dialog boxes may be behind others, so make sure to close these windows carefully.

When using TinyTERM 3.3 on Windows 95 or higher, files may be lost after saving them. This can include scripts, .tap connection files, or files downloaded from a remote system.

The problem is long directory name support in TinyTERM 3.3. By default it installs to a subdirectory of C:\Program Files, but it doesn’t fully recognize the space in the path name. So when it tries to save, it uses any spaces in the path as file name separators. This causes files to be written to incorrect directories, or even to be renamed.

The solution is to uninstall TinyTERM, then reboot the PC and reinstall. On reinstall, change the directory path to a classic 8.3 name, such as C:\Century.

After installing TinyTERM Plus or TERM Professional version 3.3 from the October 1998 CD, you may not see an option for the FTP Client, LPR Printing or NFS Server, though they should be installed. (NFS is only installed with TERM Professional.)

To resolve this, manually uninstall the current product and reboot. Next, install TERM Professional using the 30-day evaluation. Make sure that the correct components are check-marked.

We also suggest you change the TinyTERM install path. It defaults to C:\Program Files\Century. Change the path to C:\Century (delete Program Files).

Once installation is complete, run the License Manager and upgrade your license. You should now have FTP Client, LPR Printing and NFS Server.

Using Tiny Term version 3.3 on Windows 98, the printer might lock up after printing three or four pages of a report. Once it locks up, you’ll have to end task TinyTERM to clear it.

To fix this, go to TinyTERM’s printer settings and check the box marked “Flush output buffer.” This will flush the printer buffer periodically, preventing the printer from locking up.

Using TinyTERM versions prior to 4.0, if you try to download a file from the host to a directory path with a space in the name; e.g., C:\Program Files\Century\TinyTERM, the transfer will fail. This happens because of the space in the path. Putting the path in quotation marks will not help.

Instead, use the DOS 8.3-style name associated with the path. In the example above, that would be C:\Progra~1\Century\TinyTERM. Or download to a path with no spaces, then move the file when the download completes.

This is normal behavior. To get TinyTERM 3.3 and earlier versions to erase when backspacing, go to the Configure menu and select Emulation. Check the “Backspace sends Delete” box there to cause backspace to erase characters.

With default settings, TinyTERM 3.2 does not appear to respond to serial connections. To get it to connect properly, you will need to edit the .tap connection file and change four lines:

• exitdtr=ON needs to change to OFF
• ddtr=ON needs to change to OFF
• dtr=OFF needs to change to ON
• rts=OFF needs to change to ON

Save the file after this. TinyTERM will connect properly after that.

If you try to install a 30-day eval from the October 1998 CD (TinyTERM 4.00), you get an invalid license error. The install then aborts.

You can install an evaluation copy of TERM Professional 3.3 from that CD. Browse the CD and go to the ttpro directory. Run the insttt32.exe program from there.