Re: Getting Basic FAX on WinXP Home edition

Bar0 wrote:
> I thought a basic FAX "Printer" device was supplied with
> WIN-XP(didn't Msoft buy WinFaX?), But I can't seem to get it going.

> I've gone and added FAX services as suggested on MS knowledgebase,
> but the accessory that is supposed to turn up (I'm not at that
> computer right now) doesn't and no FAX option becomes available as a
> print device.

The fax console and related fax stuff is found in Accessories/
Communication

> Any Ideas? or does one still have to buy or find FAX software?
>
> I send maybe 1 or 2 FAXes a year from home I sure don't need anything
> fancy so the most basic service that lets me feed a number to dial
> the modem would do fine.

About 6 months ago we had a discussion in alt.comp.freeware about how to
send faxes free (or nearly free) without a modem.

-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin

Mike Easter wrote:
> Bar0 wrote:
>> I thought a basic FAX "Printer" device was supplied with
>> WIN-XP

> alt.comp.freeware

There are always some good posts to paste from in a.c.f. -- note that
first one from MS -- How To Send a Fax in Windows XP

From: "wasbit" <was...@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware
Subject: Re: Free FAX software? is there any?
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:11:40 +0100

Faxing in Windows XP
 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306657
 -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/crawford_02october21.ms
px

Asterfax - http://asterfax.sourceforge.net/
Callcentre - http://www.v3fax.com/
FaxLauncher Lite(Windows 3.1 only) -
http://www.softlookup.com/display.asp?ID=9428&RID=2736655&DID=4J58YURT
FaxMail - http://www.cix.co.uk/~net-services/misc/
FaxZero - http://faxzero.com
iPrint2Fax - http://www.download.com/3000-2064-10072860.html
Metro Fax - www.metrofax.net
www.slipstick.com/addins -
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/services/winxpfax.htm
Stupid Fax - http://www.maxmax.com/aDownloadStupidfax.htm
TPC.INT - www.tpc.int

List - www.a1b2c3.com/free/ref12.htm#fax
List -
http://www.freewarehome.com/index.html?http%3A//www.freewarehome.com/bx/index.ph
p%3Faction%3Dvthread%26forum%3D1%26topic%3D446
List - http://www.hsinlin.com/software/fax_phone.html
-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin

I thought a basic FAX "Printer" device was supplied with WIN-XP(didn't
Msoft 
buy WinFaX?), But I can't seem to get it going.

I've gone and added FAX services as suggested on MS knowledgebase, but the 
accessory that is supposed to turn up (I'm not at that computer right now) 
doesn't and no FAX option becomes available as a print device.

Any Ideas? or does one still have to buy or find FAX software?

I send maybe 1 or 2 FAXes a year from home I sure don't need anything fancy 
so the most basic service that lets me feed a number to dial the modem would 
do fine. 

"Farelf" <user@domain.invalid> wrote in message 
news:fqais4$h70$1@news.spamcop.net...
>
> I just followed the "Help and Support" (from the
"Start" button) to 
> install - some time ago but it must have been simple because I got it 
> installed, fax console comes up up OK under "Fax" print option
though I've 
> never actually used it - thanks to Mike for the other resources he details

> in his other post which would be very relevant.
>
> My installation:
>
> About Fax Console
> Microsoft ® Fax Console
> Version 5.1 (Build 2600 ,xpsp_sp2_gdr,070227-2254 : Service Pack 2)
> Copyright © 1981-2001 Microsoft Corporation
> This product is licensed under the terms of the End-User
> License Agreement to:
> Steve
> Home
> Physical memory available to Windows: 491,036 KB
> OK
>
> ... (available in all XP versions IIUC)

Yup, precisely what fails to install the FAX console. 

bar0 wrote:
> "Mike Easter"

>>> I've gone and added FAX services as suggested on MS knowledgebase,
>>> but the accessory that is supposed to turn up (I'm not at that
>>> computer right now) doesn't and no FAX option becomes available as
a
>>> print device.
>>
>> The fax console and related fax stuff is found in Accessories/
>> Communication
>
> Preisely what the knowledge base says, yet after running the Wizzer to
> install/enable FAX services it ain't there.
>
> There is a FAX folder under Accessories->Communication but it it
> empty, (where the FAX console should go.

My experience with removing and replacing Win faxware in pieces and
parts is about the old W95 fax for the W9x family, in which one needed
both a MAPI client and the fax app, which came in two different pieces
back then - which needed to be installed in the correct order.  [By way
of commenting on missing pieces.]

My only XP fax over yonder came installed, so I don't know about the
installation (or removal) process, but I think my approach would be to
R&R it to see if I got the same result.


-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin