Re: Setting up XP FAX
- From: Lem <lemp40@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:21:00 -0500
spondee@xxxxxxx wrote:
win xp home sp2 - Been using it for 2.5 yrs. Office 2003
Now I find I REALLY do need to set up FAX. Pretend I'm the STUPIDEST
person you've ever heard from, and give me a link to SIMPLE
instructions, examples, or advice here!
I have 'enabled' it in windows 'add programs'. Have printer/scanner
that plays nice w/sp (an old lexmark 5150 - no OCR)
Does XP FAX componet work? Is it worth the hassle to set it up?
Please give me your honest opinion!
And what about Skype (which I do have installed)
PS In past, have had phone hooked up to computer, but not since I've
had xp (just didn't need it).
Thank u so much...
XP Fax Services works ... sort of. But only with certain fax modems and only connected to an analog telephone line (e.g., not Skype).
Herewith FaxFAQ: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm
With respect to hardware, see #12. These days, the Windows XP Hardware Compatibility List is a bit hard to find. It's here: http://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/Default.aspx?m=x
FWIW, I have a Zoom v.92 PCI Fax Modem (Conexant chip) with XP Pro sp2, and Fax Services works ... almost all of the time. And it was virtually no hassle to set up.
Lem -- MS-MVP
To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
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