My church donated me a computer running Windows XP. It came with all
the Office 2003 programs installed; the church was upgrading its
computer lab for after-school programs.

Anyway, apparently they got the computer from a government agency.
For a reason I can't figure out, there is no FAX capability on this
machine. Whenever I try to ADD COMPONENTS, I get the message box
requesting the Installation CD, which I don't possess.

All I want to know is if there is a site where someone with a donated
computer can download legally the Fax component. Thank you.

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My church donated me a computer running Windows XP. It came with all
> the Office 2003 programs installed; the church was upgrading its
> computer lab for after-school programs.
>
> Anyway, apparently they got the computer from a government agency.
> For a reason I can't figure out, there is no FAX capability on this
> machine. Whenever I try to ADD COMPONENTS, I get the message box
> requesting the Installation CD, which I don't possess.
>
> All I want to know is if there is a site where someone with a donated
> computer can download legally the Fax component. Thank you.

To make the transfer legal, the church must give you the
WinXP CD and the product key. Best to get them now - sooner
or later you will need them for something essential.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> My church donated me a computer running Windows XP. It came with all
> the Office 2003 programs installed; the church was upgrading its
> computer lab for after-school programs.
>
> Anyway, apparently they got the computer from a government agency.
> For a reason I can't figure out, there is no FAX capability on this
> machine. Whenever I try to ADD COMPONENTS, I get the message box
> requesting the Installation CD, which I don't possess.
>
> All I want to know is if there is a site where someone with a donated
> computer can download legally the Fax component. Thank you.

AFAIK, there is no site from which you can d'l these files. However, if
the computer is one that had Windows XP pre-installed by the
manufacturer, the files may be on the hard drive in C:\i386. See
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm#_Toc88835131

Alternatively, any Windows XP CD should do -- if you don't have one,
perhaps you can borrow one. Insert the CD, Exit from the install
screen, and then add the fax component from add/remove windows components.

While you're at the page linked above, read the rest of the FAX FAQ.

--
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

"Lem" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> My church donated me a computer running Windows XP. It came
>> with all
>> the Office 2003 programs installed; the church was upgrading
>> its
>> computer lab for after-school programs.
>>
>> Anyway, apparently they got the computer from a government
>> agency.
>> For a reason I can't figure out, there is no FAX capability
>> on this
>> machine. Whenever I try to ADD COMPONENTS, I get the message
>> box
>> requesting the Installation CD, which I don't possess.
>>
>> All I want to know is if there is a site where someone with a
>> donated
>> computer can download legally the Fax component. Thank you.
>
> AFAIK, there is no site from which you can d'l these files.
> However, if the computer is one that had Windows XP
> pre-installed by the manufacturer, the files may be on the
> hard drive in C:\i386. See
> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm#_Toc88835131
>
> Alternatively, any Windows XP CD should do -- if you don't
> have one, perhaps you can borrow one. Insert the CD, Exit
> from the install screen, and then add the fax component from
> add/remove windows components.
>
> While you're at the page linked above, read the rest of the
> FAX FAQ.
>
> --
> 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
-
I would just buy a more reliable FAX program such as "Mighty
FAX" or similar program. The MS FAX prgm is not great by any
stretch of the imagination. SuperVoice also works fine using its
FAX function.
=
Doug W.
-

Buy a retail copy of WinXP SP2 | Format & reinstall WinXP using the CD you
purchased.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> My church donated me a computer running Windows XP. It came with all
> the Office 2003 programs installed; the church was upgrading its
> computer lab for after-school programs.
>
> Anyway, apparently they got the computer from a government agency.
> For a reason I can't figure out, there is no FAX capability on this
> machine. Whenever I try to ADD COMPONENTS, I get the message box
> requesting the Installation CD, which I don't possess.
>
> All I want to know is if there is a site where someone with a donated
> computer can download legally the Fax component. Thank you.

On Apr 5, 7:26 pm, Lem <lem...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> While you're at the page linked above, read the rest of the FAX FAQ.


Thank you all so much! I read the link and realized that this
computer did not come with a modem, either, so there was no reason to
support analog phone connections.

Not only that, but from your posts, I realized that the software that
came with my modem *supposedly* supports faxing. If I can only figure
out what went wrong there...

Again, thank you.