Re: XP Fax wizard will not preview or send a fax message

The "edit file window" brought up by pressing advanced is empty except for
the word "find" in the actions box.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> The "Advanced" button should show you a list of verbs defined for TIF files.
> Is the"Open" verb defined?
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "cueball" <cueball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9DA77B38-E3BE-4EFB-9B60-E6442D91E9D1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Thx Russ, first off I do not run Norton, I have Avast however the XP
> > firewall
> > is enabled. I get as far as the folder options and file types boxes but
> > how
> > do I access the command line to check that? Don't see anything else to
> > click
> > on except "advanced" which brings up a edit file type box. Am I even in
> > the
> > correct ballpark? LOL
> > Gary
> >
> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> 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 or preview 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/4a29389c214c78ea88256c75005f451a/713afacbd4135e0a88256c77007e526f?OpenDocument
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Russ Valentine
> >> [MVP-Outlook]
> >> "cueball" <cueball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:97E2CA82-235A-48D5-A276-CE3198F536CA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Wizard hangs when I try to preview my Fax and does zippo when I select
> >> > finish
> >> > to send. Fax monitor dosen't appear either so I would assume my
> >> > Motorola
> >> > modem card is not even being seized. If I skip the preview and press
> >> > finish
> >> > to send, wizard doesn't hang but it doesn't send either just vanishes!
> >>
> >>
> >>
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