Are you sure that modem is on the Windows XP HCL list? Doesn't sound like
one to me.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"John Vinson" <jvinson@STOP_SPAM.WysardOfInfo.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 16:25:45 -0500, "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]"
> <russval@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>It won't be easy. Windows XP Fax is notoriously unreliable and provides no
>>ability to troubleshoot its failures.
>
> :-{( Any recommended third-party fax software that might be better? I
> don't
> want to break the bank but I wouldn't mind paying for something more
> reliable!
>
>>For starters, has it ever worked on your system and are you using an
>>analog
>>fax modem from the Windows XP HCL list with which XP Fax can work? Are
>>there
>>any error messages or anything in Event Viewer?
>
> It has worked in the past, and yes, it's a valid modem (US Robotics
> 56K Fax PCI). The only Warnings in the Application logs that I can see
> are:
>
> Printer Driver Microsoft Shared Fax Driver for Windows NT x86
> Version-3 was added or updated. Files:- FXSDRV.DLL, FXSUI.DLL,
> FXSUI.DLL, FXSWZRD.DLL, FXSTIFF.DLL, FXSRES.DLL, FXSAPI.DLL.
>
> which I take it is just recording the fact that I reinstalled it.
>
> Thanks for responding!
>
>
> John W. Vinson jvinson *at* WysardOfInfo *dot* com