Microsoft Fax

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John McGanty

I would like to be able to fax documents from my XP
Professional machine. Can someone please me whether
Microsoft Fax is an application I need to buy or
something included in XP? Thank you for your help!

-- John
 
Hi John,

Control Panel/Add & Remove/Windows Components, you can add the fax program
here, no need to buy anything.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Windows fax is included with both flavours of XP. If you can't see it under
Start>All Programs>Accessories>Communications, then you need to install it
via Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs. Choose Add/Remove Windows
Components and Fax Services should be listed. You will probably need to
insert your XP CD.
Regards,
Alan
 
Alan, your advice was good. But it didn't work for me.
It couldn't find file fxscfgwz.dll .... It knew
enough to look on my XP CD ... in /i386 ..... and then
it just kept showing f:/i386 on the window. How do I make
it find the file(s) it needs?
Thanks!//Bill Lurie
 
Dear Bill,
Sorry, but I haven't had this problem myself so I'm unable to advise you
properly.
Good luck,
Alan
 
It does kind of irk me that Microsoft furnishes a FAX program as part
of XP Pro, but when I try to use it, it doesn't work. But it isn't
unusual to find that an error window comes up saying "Go get such
and such a program" but then THAT doesn't work either.

A friendly Microsoft MVP want to refer me to Microsoft Tech Help on this
one?
W B L
 
Bill,
There are other anomolies with your system, remember. Not sure it all
Microsoft's fault.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms
 
Okay, Rob, my system has anomalies. And they have to be attacked
one at a time, because rebuilding the system from scratch is not
a viable alternative. But intead of telling me to find and install
a file, why can't it send me to where the file exists? I believe
that on my master CD, that file exists in dl_ form and not .dll ..
so the failure message in the FAX installation is only a part of
the story. What I need is a file which does not exist on my CD
in spite of what the error message says, or else some means to
convert it from .dl_ form to .dll form, like the installer does
but like I can't. Fortunately I don't *need* Microsoft FAX....I
have an excellent SmithMicro HotFax working.....but I don't think I'm
out of line wanting to try out what supposedly came with my XP.
Incidentally, obviously the FAX is available at installation time,
as an option, but the OEM didn't think I'd want it. Or they figured it
is easy to add at a later date. Like there's many a slip 'twixt the cup
and the lip...there's many an assumption like that that has its slips, too.

W B L
 
Then the OEM who packaged the system needs a nudge... You didn't get
what you were supposed to.

Why *can't* something be is not a productive way to think about
computers. It is the way it is and will stay that way until there is a
new version and then it will change. Change to *what* completely
outside our control. We are along for the ride.

Find ways to avoid the problems. You don't need FAX. OK. So don't
worry about it.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms
 
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