Re: finding a fax in the fax console?

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/13/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:40:19 -0800

If I uninstall the fax service and reinstall it, in an
attempt to get the console to work properly, will I loose
all of the faxes in the console?
>-----Original Message-----
>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.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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