Fax program for Vista?

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What software do folks with Vista use? I had half dozen fax programs,
but none seems to work with Vista Home Premium. I just bought a Zoom
modem w/fax, but the only software that came with it was trialware that
costs $45 after 30 days. I know Symantec dropped Winfax, and I looked
at Tiger Direct and Newegg without finding anything appealing. I
searched download.com and came up with a couple of programs I'd never
heard of that hadn't been downloaded much. I'd love a good simple
freeware program, but if there's a good retail package that most folks
are using, I'd sure appreciate hearing about it. TIA
 
Hula Baloo said:
What software do folks with Vista use? I had half dozen fax programs,
but none seems to work with Vista Home Premium. I just bought a Zoom
modem w/fax, but the only software that came with it was trialware that
costs $45 after 30 days. I know Symantec dropped Winfax, and I looked at
Tiger Direct and Newegg without finding anything appealing. I searched
download.com and came up with a couple of programs I'd never heard of that
hadn't been downloaded much. I'd love a good simple freeware program, but
if there's a good retail package that most folks are using, I'd sure
appreciate hearing about it. TIA
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Symantec stopped developing WinFax nine years ago, in early 2000. There was
a maintenance fix released for XP, but that's it.

You will probably find that you have to try several fax programs, because
how well a fax program works is heavily dependent on how well it interacts
with a given modem, and a specific version or firmware level of a given
modem. Much development and QA effort goes to compatibility issues.
Some combinations just never work.

If you have found one that works with your modem, you may be best off just
paying the money to unlock it. Otherwise you may be spending hours and
hours trying things that may or may not always or ever work.

Another option is to upgrade your Vista Home Premium to Ultimate, as
Ultimate *does* have the fax utility.

HTH
-pk
 
/Hula Baloo/ said:
What software do folks with Vista use? I had half dozen fax programs,
but none seems to work with Vista Home Premium. I just bought a Zoom
modem w/fax, but the only software that came with it was trialware that
costs $45 after 30 days. I know Symantec dropped Winfax, and I looked
at Tiger Direct and Newegg without finding anything appealing. I
searched download.com and came up with a couple of programs I'd never
heard of that hadn't been downloaded much. I'd love a good simple
freeware program, but if there's a good retail package that most folks
are using, I'd sure appreciate hearing about it. TIA
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http://WWW.USR.COM/bvrp/bvrp.asp
http://WWW.BLACKICE.COM/impColorFaxLite.htm (free FAX applications)
 
Hula Baloo said:
What software do folks with Vista use? I had half dozen fax programs,
but none seems to work with Vista Home Premium. I just bought a Zoom
modem w/fax, but the only software that came with it was trialware that
costs $45 after 30 days. I know Symantec dropped Winfax, and I looked
at Tiger Direct and Newegg without finding anything appealing. I
searched download.com and came up with a couple of programs I'd never
heard of that hadn't been downloaded much. I'd love a good simple
freeware program, but if there's a good retail package that most folks
are using, I'd sure appreciate hearing about it. TIA
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Snappy Fax. About $20 as I recall. Great program.
 
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