Fax

[Herbert Eppel]

Every time I send a fax (which isn't very often) I end up with a
"Fax\Personal Coverpages" folder under My Documents.

I never use personal cover pages and I don't want/need this folder.

How can I prevent the fax software from creating it?

I checked the options in the Fax Console but couldn't find a setting for
this.

 

[David Webb]

Why fight it? That's where they're supposed to be and they only occupy 52KB disk
space in total.

 

[Herbert Eppel]

Why fight it? That's where they're supposed to be and they only occupy 52KB disk
space in total.

Thanks, but I like to be in control of what goes in My Documents, and I
don't like applications cluttering it up.

 

[Kayman]

Every time I send a fax (which isn't very often) I end up with a
"Fax\Personal Coverpages" folder under My Documents.

Just delete the folder (which you won't have to do very often anyway) and
you're still in 'control'.

 

[Herbert Eppel]

Just delete the folder (which you won't have to do very often anyway) and
you're still in 'control'.

Fair enough, but isn't there a more elegant solution?

 

[David Webb]

Comments inline...

Thanks, but I like to be in control of what goes in My Documents, and I don't
like applications cluttering it up.

Well, in this case you're not in control of what goes into My Documents.

As an alternative, you could create a batch file that would delete the folder at
startup.

You could also look into another fax program.

 

[Herbert Eppel]

Well, in this case you're not in control of what goes into My Documents.

As an alternative, you could create a batch file that would delete the folder at
startup.

You could also look into another fax program.

Thanks for your reply.

It's probably not worth losing any sleep over it because I only send
faxes once in a blue moon, but IIRC Windows 2000 didn't behave like
this, right?

 

[Herbert Eppel]

Thanks for your reply.

It's probably not worth losing any sleep over it because I only send
faxes once in a blue moon, but IIRC Windows 2000 didn't behave like
this, right?

On inspection of the registry called CoverPageDir in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Fax\Setup that is set to
\Fax\Personal Coverpages\

Couldn't I simply edit this page and set it to
\Temporary\Fax\Personal Coverpages\
or something?

 

[David Webb]

Comments inline...


I can't verify that statement since I was using WinFax Pro v10.2 in Win2K.

On inspection of the registry called CoverPageDir in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Fax\Setup that is set to
\Fax\Personal Coverpages\

Couldn't I simply edit this page and set it to
\Temporary\Fax\Personal Coverpages\
or something?

That parameter is silent regarding the My Documents folder and this was your
main concern.

I'm not sure whether that setup parameter simply tells the app where the
coverpages can be found or does it control/govern where they are to be located.
If it controls where the coverpages are located, IMO, any changes would most
probably still be under the My Documents folder.

You'd have to experiment with it to find out.

 

[Herbert Eppel]

Further to the recent discussion, I can confirm that changing the
parameter CoverPageDir in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Fax\Setup
from \Fax\Personal Coverpages\ to \Temporary\Fax\Personal Coverpages\
does the trick

Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

Comments inline...


I can't verify that statement since I was using WinFax Pro v10.2 in Win2K.

On inspection of the registry called CoverPageDir in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Fax\Setup that is set to
\Fax\Personal Coverpages\

Couldn't I simply edit this page and set it to
\Temporary\Fax\Personal Coverpages\
or something?

That parameter is silent regarding the My Documents folder and this was your
main concern.

I'm not sure whether that setup parameter simply tells the app where the
coverpages can be found or does it control/govern where they are to be located.
If it controls where the coverpages are located, IMO, any changes would most
probably still be under the My Documents folder.

You'd have to experiment with it to find out.