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Getting Started:
KSTerm only relies on what's built in to Windows,
so just run the executable,
and away you go...
- You Do Need A COM Port -
If you don't have some form of COM Port installed, there won't be much to do. For a few bucks you can get a Serial to USB adapter, which will install a virtual COM Port, you can also find software to create virtual com port pairs connected by a virtual null-modem, so two copies of KSTerm running together can let you send and receive between them. The Open-Source version I use is com0com - http://com0com.sourceforge.net/.
- Better than a USB-COM Port, Get a Micro-Controller! -
For about the same price as a USB-Serial dongle you can get a micro-controller board with built in TTY that provides a virtual Com Port, and lets you be creative with what you can build!
I have no affiliation with them but I'm a big fan of the TeensyUSB from:
https://www.pjrc.com/
- A Little History -
KSTerm was mostly developed for use with several projects using TeensyUSB boards, which have built-in UARTs (notice the plural), and provide a Virtual COM Port as part of the board programming interface.
They are also Arduino compatible - but they leave Arduinos in their dust for speed and support.
KSTerm has been used successfully in various forms on Windows XP, 7, and 10
(in theory all should work fine on Vista and 8, but someone would have to use them to know.)