Fax configuration

[Lyall Kingman]

I have an HP Pavalion a420n.
Starting today everytime I boot XP, a dialog box pops up saying "Wait while
Windows configures fax".
Another box pops up saying "The feature you are trying to use in on network
resource that is unavailable" It also gives the location which it is trying
to search: c:\hp|tmp\src\aio\fax. I also get an Error 1706 "No valid source
could be found". That location is not on my hard drive. It appears to be
looking for the installation package fax.msi. I search of my hard drive did
not find that file.
I already have a fax icon in printers so I assumed that it was configured.
It is a program I have not tried to use and probably never will. I looked
in Add/Remove programs to see if there was anything there that might be
helpful but nothing was obvious to my limited knowledge.
I also have a time limited version of Office 2003 which I have not
installed. For some reason, I have the feeling that the fax installation my
be tied into that program.
Right now the only way I can boot is to alt-click-delete and close fax.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Lyall Kingman

 

[It's Only me]

Lyall Kingman wrote:
: I have an HP Pavalion a420n.
: Starting today everytime I boot XP, a dialog box pops up saying "Wait
: while Windows configures fax".
: Another box pops up saying "The feature you are trying to use in on
: network resource that is unavailable" It also gives the location
: which it is trying to search: c:\hp|tmp\src\aio\fax. I also get an
: Error 1706 "No valid source could be found". That location is not on
: my hard drive. It appears to be looking for the installation package
: fax.msi. I search of my hard drive did not find that file.
: I already have a fax icon in printers so I assumed that it was
: configured. It is a program I have not tried to use and probably
: never will. I looked in Add/Remove programs to see if there was
: anything there that might be helpful but nothing was obvious to my
: limited knowledge.
: I also have a time limited version of Office 2003 which I have not
: installed. For some reason, I have the feeling that the fax
: installation my be tied into that program.
: Right now the only way I can boot is to alt-click-delete and close
: fax. Thanks in advance for any help.
:
: Lyall Kingman

Try add/remove windows components. Delete it from there.

 

[Guest]

I suggest you try going to Start/ control Panel/ Remove and Install/ third icon down on the left hand side of the screen and select Install and Remove Windows Programmes. Then remove the tick from "Fax Desk" if it is there and click OK
If you decide you need the fax desk reverse the procedure and it will reactivate it
Let me know how you go,eh?