Re: WinXP default fax software no longer works

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Dear Russ,

Thanks for your input on this.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You've tied a knot no one could possibly unravel in a newsgroup setting.

Aw shucks. Now I'm embarrassed.


The
configuration changes you made that disabled Windows XP Fax in the first
place must be known. After it "stopped working", exactly what XP Fax did and
did not do including error messages must be known.

As I described in my post, there are at this point no error messages at my
end. XP fax just thinks that it is sending or receiving, but the fax monitor
no longer displays messages about the progress, such as "dailing
1-XXX-XXX-XXXX", or "sending page no. X". It is true that the person at the
other end gets an error message, and I can find out what those error messages
are.

The introduction of another fax program probably complicates the issue
beyond remedy. XP Fax is unlikely to work after another fax program using
TAPI initializes the modem.

Sounds like an engineering flaw to me [not that you designed XP Fax]. It
seems ridiculous that one cannot uninstall a new fax program and go back to
using XP Fax - after all, that's the point of being able to completely
uninstill something, don't you think?

Based on what you say, I guess I'm stuck with either purchasing the trial
software after the trial period ends or buying a fax machine. If I find some
other solution, I'll let you know, in case you're interested.




--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"zapspan" <zapspan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In the past, I have had some difficulties with the default fax software
including with WinXP. However, most of the time, after several tries, I
could successfully send and receive faxes using this software. Also, the
"fax monitor" used to always accurately reflect what was going on, even if
just to report that the transmission failed, whereas now, it no longer
shows
information such as number dialed, page currently being received, etc.,
and
the overall status of "receiving fax" continues even after the fax has has
already failed and the call has been disconnected.

I downloaded a trial version of third-party fax software, and it appears
to
be working fine [so far I have only tested receiving a fax, but it went
fine], so I think that my modem is fine. If anyone knows of a solution
with
the default WinXP fax software, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Mike


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