Re: finding a fax in the fax console?

From: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] (russval_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/13/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:00:33 -0500

The command line is for the Open command for TIF files.
Are you sure you are using Office XP? If so, how did the command line get
set to MODI? 

-- 
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:c0a901c4088a$cca63450$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I checked NIS firewall and the trojan horse was already
> disabled, I probably did that when I installed
> fax4outlook many moons ago.
>
> I also changed the default viewer for both the TIF & TIFF
> files from ms office document imaging to ms picture and
> fax viewer.
>
> I do not know what the command line is for that you
> listed?
>
> I am still unable to view any faxes from the console.
>
> Please advise.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Indeed you should.
> >There are many causes for this problem. Most often, this
> problem arises
> >because some other imaging application that you
> installed has set itself as
> >the default viewer for TIF files. To view faxes from the
> Fax Console, the
> >Windows Imaging and Fax viewer must be your default
> viewer for TIF files.
> >You can easily restore that setting in Windows Explorer
> > Folder Options.
> >File Types. For most users the command line should read:
> >
> >"rundll32.exe <drive>:\WINDOWS\system32
> \shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1"
> >
> >Another common cause of this problem is firewall
> software Trojan horse
> >rules. The most common is one that ships with Norton
> Internet Security.
> >Details on that on are available here:
> >http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nip.nsf/4a29389c214c
> 78ea88256c75005f451a/713afacbd4135e0a88256c77007e526f?
> OpenDocument
> >
> >
> >-- 
> >Russ Valentine
> >[MVP-Outlook]
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:c17301c4087d$a2e1d5a0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Ouch!
> >>
> >> I will follow your recomendation to contact them. Thank
> >> you.
> >>
> >> Since we are stuck with the console for the time being,
> >> shouldn't I be able to view a fax from it by either
> >> double clicking on a fax item, or highlighting a fax
> item
> >> and selecting the view button, or go to the file/view
> >> menu?
> >>
> >> I can't seem to open any of the faxes in the inbox or
> >> sent item folder. There is no responce from the
> program.
> >>
> >> Please advise.
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >The only thing fax4Outlook ever did was copy faxes
> from
> >> the Fax Console
> >> >Inbox to the Outlook Inbox.
> >> >
> >> >Surely by now you've realized that Windows XP Fax is
> >> bare bones fax
> >> >software. That's all it was ever intended to be.
> Nowhere
> >> have I seen
> >> >Microsoft promise that Windows XP Fax would be all
> that
> >> you'd ever need in
> >> >fax software. Routing to Outlook's Inbox and other
> >> integration with Outlook
> >> >has been all but eliminated.
> >> >
> >> >I really think Microsoft was leaving it to third party
> >> vendors to develop
> >> >and provide full featured fax software for Windows XP.
> >> Since no one seems to
> >> >have done so, it now becomes a matter of speculation
> as
> >> to whether
> >> >Microsoft's Fax and Outlook developers will try to
> fill
> >> this void in
> >> >upcoming versions. That all depends on the perceived
> >> market I suspect. Tell
> >> >them what you think. You can send Outlook feature
> >> requests to
> >> >mswish@microsoft.com with "Outlook" in the subject
> and to
> >> >outwish@microsoft.com
> >> >
> >> >-- 
> >> >Russ Valentine
> >> >[MVP-Outlook]
> >> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:915901c40866$cf836e00$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> I am currently using fax4Outlook, which I believe
> >> >> utilizes the Microsoft fax console, to send and
> receive
> >> >> faxes directly within Outlook 2002 on a Windows XP
> >> >> operating system.
> >> >>
> >> >> The problem that I'm having is that the fax4Outlook
> >> >> program is so horribly unstable, that I end up
> losing
> >> all
> >> >> of my faxes from the Outlook inbox and sent items
> >> folder
> >> >> sporadically throughout the week.
> >> >>
> >> >> I am perplexed with the functionality of the
> Microsoft
> >> >> fax console in that there does not appear to be
> anyway
> >> to
> >> >> add a meaningful subject or even the senders or
> >> receivers
> >> >> information to a fax item in the console.
> >> >>
> >> >> That being said, how does anyone using the fax
> console
> >> >> find a fax that was sent or received among the
> hundreds
> >> >> of faxes there without wasting valuable time
> searching
> >> >> through the list each time?
> >> >>
> >> >> Any advice would be appreciated.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >