Connecting to the server via modem, when you disconnect TinyTERM it may lock up. Even though it’s a modem connection, this is most likely a corrupted installation of Winsock2. You will need to reinstall Winsock2 to fix the problem.

When running TERM as a background process with term &, you will get the error:

selrdr: eof error on console

repeated multiple times. To fix it, add -q to the TERM command line:

 term -q &

This puts TERM into quiet mode, so it does not try to display messages to the console.

When using Alt-Tab to switch between Windows applications, TinyTerm is not always active when you return to it. You have to click on the TinyTERM window to make it active.

This is a focus problem. Alt-Tab is returning system focus to tt.exe, which is the application that runs TinyTERM. What it’s not doing is returning focus to the ActiveX control that makes up the actual emulator.

This is a Windows peculiarity. The tt.exe application is really just a wrapper around the ActiveX control. It allows CenTE.ocx to run by itself, instead of in a Web browser for example. When Windows tracks the application, it normally only sees tt.exe, and so that’s where it returns focus. It’s not seeing the ActiveX piece by itself, so it doesn’t always get the focus in the right place. Unfortunately, there’s no programming we can do in TinyTERM to change that Windows behavior.

This error means a serial number and activation key have already been applied to TERM. If it will not start, uninstall TERM, then reinstall it.

If that does not get rid of the error, you probably have the wrong serial number for your version of TERM. Contact Technical Support to verify your license information.

When switching to another Windows application from TinyTERM, your cursor may disappear. This can happen if you set a block cursor within TinyTERM. In some circumstances, this sets the cursor to block globally within Windows. It’s a Windows behavior, not something that can be controlled within TinyTERM.

In this situation, when you switch to another application, such as Microsoft Word, the global block cursor may appear as no cursor. It can’t be displayed as a block in the new application. The only fix is to use an underscore cursor instead of a block.

When another Windows application becomes active, TinyTERM will lose focus. If this is happening while you’re using TinyTERM, check for other applications that might be running in the background.

For example, you may have email software that checks your account regularly. When it checks, TinyTERM loses focus. In a situation like this, consult your software documentation to see if the behavior can be changed.

TinyTERM and TERM for DOS can both connect via IPX/SPX. They do not require TCP/IP as TinyTERM and TERM for Windows do.

While trying to manually uninstall TinyTERM, you may find there are some files you cannot delete, such as CenLic32.dll. It’s caused when the file is in use by Windows.

When this happens, finish as much of the uninstall process as possible, then reboot the PC in safe mode. You will be able to delete the files then. Reboot again after deleting the files to return to normal mode.

This error does not come from TERM or TinyTERM. It’s a host error, indicating that all available user licenses have been taken. The only solution is to purchase more licenses for the server, not TinyTERM.

When you start TinyTERM in a browser, you may want to hide the Ribbon Bar to increase the available screen space. To prevent the Ribbon Bar from displaying, do the following:

1. Open TinyTERM outside the browser.
2. From the Edit menu, select Preferences.
3. Go to the OLE Settings tab.
4. Remove the check from Display ribbon bar.

If you want even more available screen space, you can also disable the Session Bar in the same dialog.