cannot setup fax

[Tim Heuer]

I've read the archives on this issue...

I have full, licensed version of Windows XP pro -- i never setup the fax
service initially, but now need to use it. I have SP2 installed.

When i go to install the fax services it starts the wizard then trys to
locate the various fxsXXXXX.dl_ files (or .dll) -- i insert my original
media and locate the file (yes, i understand that the .dl_ is a compressed
file -- i even expanded it and no workie), i extracted the SP2 files and
pointed it to that.

it just keeps saying "Setup cannot copy the file XXXXXXX"

what gives?

-th

 

[Rob McShinsky]

Same problem here.. Any luck?

Rob

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

We don't know
We were rather hoping Microsoft would address this eventually.

 

[Peter Brown]

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
We don't know
We were rather hoping Microsoft would address this eventually.
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<top posting corrected>

Bad news Tim, hours spent on this with no result. I have a working SP1
with fax but sp2 will not budge, even when bridged to the working sp1
dlls.

Realistically speaking, it is less expensive for you (us) to buy a real
fax/printer and use that, rather than mess about interminably with a
maddening operating system. It annoys me greatly that some businesses
demand faxes, when with a bit of cunning, you can Photoshop anything
you want. They're obsolete.

Having said that, it is scandalous to pay good money for software which
does not work.

Peter