How does one change the "Windows Fax and Scan" to use a different folder

[Daniel L. Lieberman]

The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when the current
user Documents folder is in a particular location. How can that be
reconfigured?
TIA.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of Fax and
Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced Tab.

 

[Daniel L. Lieberman]

Russ,

Where is this "Tools"? The one under Fax and Scan has three choices and the
"Options" choice is greyed.

TIA

Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of Fax and
Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced Tab.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when the
current user Documents folder is in a particular location. How can that
be reconfigured?
TIA.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

On the Menu Bar. It has 8 choices, all active.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

Where is this "Tools"? The one under Fax and Scan has three choices and
the "Options" choice is greyed.

TIA

Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of Fax and
Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced Tab.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when the
current user Documents folder is in a particular location. How can that
be reconfigured?
TIA.

 

[Daniel L. Lieberman]

Russ,

You are right. It is on the Menu bar if you click "Fax" otherwise it is
greyed.

My real problem therefore is at a higher level. If you select E:/Fax for
example it will save there. BUT if you select "Documents" and go to
"Location" and move the Documents to E:/ then Fax and Scan won't work.

I have added a shortcut to E:/ so it is only one extra click.

I do this all because it is easier for me to copy as backup an entire
virtual drive rather than to select folders in different places.

Thanks for your help. Maybe in the Service Pack they will fix this.

Daniel

On the Menu Bar. It has 8 choices, all active.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

Where is this "Tools"? The one under Fax and Scan has three choices and
the "Options" choice is greyed.

TIA

Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of Fax and
Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced Tab.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when the
current user Documents folder is in a particular location. How can that
be reconfigured?
TIA.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

If you can clarify the exact steps to reproduce the problem, I'll send in
the suggestion. I can't tell for sure what you did and are trying to do. Did
you move the default Inbox in Windows Explorer instead of the fax
application?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

You are right. It is on the Menu bar if you click "Fax" otherwise it is
greyed.

My real problem therefore is at a higher level. If you select E:/Fax for
example it will save there. BUT if you select "Documents" and go to
"Location" and move the Documents to E:/ then Fax and Scan won't work.

I have added a shortcut to E:/ so it is only one extra click.

I do this all because it is easier for me to copy as backup an entire
virtual drive rather than to select folders in different places.

Thanks for your help. Maybe in the Service Pack they will fix this.

Daniel

On the Menu Bar. It has 8 choices, all active.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

Where is this "Tools"? The one under Fax and Scan has three choices and
the "Options" choice is greyed.

TIA

Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of Fax and
Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced Tab.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when the
current user Documents folder is in a particular location. How can
that be reconfigured?
TIA.

 

[Daniel L. Lieberman]

Russ,
Here is the procedure.
1) Click on Start.
2) Click on Compaq Administrator (Me as user)
3) Right Click on Documents
4) Click on Properties
5) Click on the Location Tab
6) Click on Move
7) Browse to E:\ (The Drive I use for Documents) and select it as the
folder
8) Finished. Try Fax and Scan get the unable to access Documents.

I appreciate your help.

Daniel

If you can clarify the exact steps to reproduce the problem, I'll send in
the suggestion. I can't tell for sure what you did and are trying to do.
Did you move the default Inbox in Windows Explorer instead of the fax
application?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

You are right. It is on the Menu bar if you click "Fax" otherwise it is
greyed.

My real problem therefore is at a higher level. If you select E:/Fax for
example it will save there. BUT if you select "Documents" and go to
"Location" and move the Documents to E:/ then Fax and Scan won't work.

I have added a shortcut to E:/ so it is only one extra click.

I do this all because it is easier for me to copy as backup an entire
virtual drive rather than to select folders in different places.

Thanks for your help. Maybe in the Service Pack they will fix this.

Daniel

On the Menu Bar. It has 8 choices, all active.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

Where is this "Tools"? The one under Fax and Scan has three choices and
the "Options" choice is greyed.

TIA

Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of Fax
and Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced Tab.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when the
current user Documents folder is in a particular location. How can
that be reconfigured?
TIA.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Ummm,
Compaq Administrator?
What's that?
You sure this is a Microsoft issue?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,
Here is the procedure.
1) Click on Start.
2) Click on Compaq Administrator (Me as user)
3) Right Click on Documents
4) Click on Properties
5) Click on the Location Tab
6) Click on Move
7) Browse to E:\ (The Drive I use for Documents) and select it as the
folder
8) Finished. Try Fax and Scan get the unable to access Documents.

I appreciate your help.

Daniel

If you can clarify the exact steps to reproduce the problem, I'll send in
the suggestion. I can't tell for sure what you did and are trying to do.
Did you move the default Inbox in Windows Explorer instead of the fax
application?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

You are right. It is on the Menu bar if you click "Fax" otherwise it is
greyed.

My real problem therefore is at a higher level. If you select E:/Fax for
example it will save there. BUT if you select "Documents" and go to
"Location" and move the Documents to E:/ then Fax and Scan won't work.

I have added a shortcut to E:/ so it is only one extra click.

I do this all because it is easier for me to copy as backup an entire
virtual drive rather than to select folders in different places.

Thanks for your help. Maybe in the Service Pack they will fix this.

Daniel


On the Menu Bar. It has 8 choices, all active.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

Where is this "Tools"? The one under Fax and Scan has three choices
and the "Options" choice is greyed.

TIA

Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of Fax
and Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced Tab.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when the
current user Documents folder is in a particular location. How can
that be reconfigured?
TIA.

 

[Daniel L. Lieberman]

Compaq Administrator is my User Account.

Ummm,
Compaq Administrator?
What's that?
You sure this is a Microsoft issue?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,
Here is the procedure.
1) Click on Start.
2) Click on Compaq Administrator (Me as user)
3) Right Click on Documents
4) Click on Properties
5) Click on the Location Tab
6) Click on Move
7) Browse to E:\ (The Drive I use for Documents) and select it as the
folder
8) Finished. Try Fax and Scan get the unable to access Documents.

I appreciate your help.

Daniel

If you can clarify the exact steps to reproduce the problem, I'll send
in the suggestion. I can't tell for sure what you did and are trying to
do. Did you move the default Inbox in Windows Explorer instead of the
fax application?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

You are right. It is on the Menu bar if you click "Fax" otherwise it is
greyed.

My real problem therefore is at a higher level. If you select E:/Fax
for example it will save there. BUT if you select "Documents" and go to
"Location" and move the Documents to E:/ then Fax and Scan won't work.

I have added a shortcut to E:/ so it is only one extra click.

I do this all because it is easier for me to copy as backup an entire
virtual drive rather than to select folders in different places.

Thanks for your help. Maybe in the Service Pack they will fix this.

Daniel


On the Menu Bar. It has 8 choices, all active.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

Where is this "Tools"? The one under Fax and Scan has three choices
and the "Options" choice is greyed.

TIA

Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of Fax
and Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced Tab.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when the
current user Documents folder is in a particular location. How can
that be reconfigured?
TIA.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Then you aren't running as an administrator. What happens if you elevate?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Compaq Administrator is my User Account.

Ummm,
Compaq Administrator?
What's that?
You sure this is a Microsoft issue?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,
Here is the procedure.
1) Click on Start.
2) Click on Compaq Administrator (Me as user)
3) Right Click on Documents
4) Click on Properties
5) Click on the Location Tab
6) Click on Move
7) Browse to E:\ (The Drive I use for Documents) and select it as the
folder
8) Finished. Try Fax and Scan get the unable to access Documents.

I appreciate your help.

Daniel


If you can clarify the exact steps to reproduce the problem, I'll send
in the suggestion. I can't tell for sure what you did and are trying to
do. Did you move the default Inbox in Windows Explorer instead of the
fax application?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

You are right. It is on the Menu bar if you click "Fax" otherwise it
is greyed.

My real problem therefore is at a higher level. If you select E:/Fax
for example it will save there. BUT if you select "Documents" and go
to "Location" and move the Documents to E:/ then Fax and Scan won't
work.

I have added a shortcut to E:/ so it is only one extra click.

I do this all because it is easier for me to copy as backup an entire
virtual drive rather than to select folders in different places.

Thanks for your help. Maybe in the Service Pack they will fix this.

Daniel


On the Menu Bar. It has 8 choices, all active.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

Where is this "Tools"? The one under Fax and Scan has three choices
and the "Options" choice is greyed.

TIA

Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of Fax
and Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced Tab.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when
the current user Documents folder is in a particular location. How
can that be reconfigured?
TIA.

 

[Daniel L. Lieberman]

Russ,

That is the default administrator set up by Vista Business when it
Installed.

Daniel

Then you aren't running as an administrator. What happens if you elevate?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Compaq Administrator is my User Account.

Ummm,
Compaq Administrator?
What's that?
You sure this is a Microsoft issue?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,
Here is the procedure.
1) Click on Start.
2) Click on Compaq Administrator (Me as user)
3) Right Click on Documents
4) Click on Properties
5) Click on the Location Tab
6) Click on Move
7) Browse to E:\ (The Drive I use for Documents) and select it as the
folder
8) Finished. Try Fax and Scan get the unable to access Documents.

I appreciate your help.

Daniel


If you can clarify the exact steps to reproduce the problem, I'll send
in the suggestion. I can't tell for sure what you did and are trying
to do. Did you move the default Inbox in Windows Explorer instead of
the fax application?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

You are right. It is on the Menu bar if you click "Fax" otherwise it
is greyed.

My real problem therefore is at a higher level. If you select E:/Fax
for example it will save there. BUT if you select "Documents" and go
to "Location" and move the Documents to E:/ then Fax and Scan won't
work.

I have added a shortcut to E:/ so it is only one extra click.

I do this all because it is easier for me to copy as backup an entire
virtual drive rather than to select folders in different places.

Thanks for your help. Maybe in the Service Pack they will fix this.

Daniel


On the Menu Bar. It has 8 choices, all active.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

Where is this "Tools"? The one under Fax and Scan has three choices
and the "Options" choice is greyed.

TIA

Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of
Fax and Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced
Tab.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when
the current user Documents folder is in a particular location.
How can that be reconfigured?
TIA.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

I know. But this is Vista. You aren't running your programs with
administrator privileges. You must do so expressly. That option exists in
the Context Menu for a given program.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

That is the default administrator set up by Vista Business when it
Installed.

Daniel

Then you aren't running as an administrator. What happens if you elevate?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Compaq Administrator is my User Account.

Ummm,
Compaq Administrator?
What's that?
You sure this is a Microsoft issue?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,
Here is the procedure.
1) Click on Start.
2) Click on Compaq Administrator (Me as user)
3) Right Click on Documents
4) Click on Properties
5) Click on the Location Tab
6) Click on Move
7) Browse to E:\ (The Drive I use for Documents) and select it as the
folder
8) Finished. Try Fax and Scan get the unable to access Documents.

I appreciate your help.

Daniel


If you can clarify the exact steps to reproduce the problem, I'll
send in the suggestion. I can't tell for sure what you did and are
trying to do. Did you move the default Inbox in Windows Explorer
instead of the fax application?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

You are right. It is on the Menu bar if you click "Fax" otherwise it
is greyed.

My real problem therefore is at a higher level. If you select E:/Fax
for example it will save there. BUT if you select "Documents" and go
to "Location" and move the Documents to E:/ then Fax and Scan won't
work.

I have added a shortcut to E:/ so it is only one extra click.

I do this all because it is easier for me to copy as backup an
entire virtual drive rather than to select folders in different
places.

Thanks for your help. Maybe in the Service Pack they will fix this.

Daniel


On the Menu Bar. It has 8 choices, all active.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

Where is this "Tools"? The one under Fax and Scan has three
choices and the "Options" choice is greyed.

TIA

message Explain why you think so. You can easily change the location of
Fax and Scan's data folder in Tools > Fax Settings... > Advanced
Tab.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The Windows "Fax and Scan" program appears to operate only when
the current user Documents folder is in a particular location.
How can that be reconfigured?
TIA.