Re: Adding a FAX

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No, I am not suggesting that you have some unique form of recovery CD..

The SP2 CD in your case is the main installation CD, presumably #1.. it
could be that when your fax installation is looking for files off of the CD,
it is not pointing at the correct path..


--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"James Kirk" <jtk192@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Can you expound on that? The two CDs that came with the machine look
> 'official'. They are labelled 'Windows XP Media Center Edition' &
> 'version 2005'. The CDs have a holographic label, that when tilted, shows
> 'Microsoft Windows XP' all over the background.
>
> Also a label that says 'For distribution with a new PC only. For support,
> contact the manufacturer of your PC'.
> When I insert CD 1, I get the 'Install XP' menu. Do you think these are
> 'recovery' CDs?
>


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