Faxing from PC or Laptop

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I have been attempting to enable sending a fax from either PC or Lapto
without success. Both are connected to broadband. On attemting via PC
am told to insert XP Proffessional disc with SP2 (which of course is no
supplied with the computer) and although the Laptop appears to be set u
correctly (asks me all the right questions etc) it still tell me "faxin
failed"...Anyone out there to give me a step by step guide so that I ma
see what I am doing wrong?....Thanks...Telbo
 
telboy1938 wrote on Sun, 3 Jun 2007 13:18:32 +0100:

t> I have been attempting to enable sending a fax from either
t> PC or Laptop without success. Both are connected to
t> broadband. On attemting via PC I am told to insert XP
t> Proffessional disc with SP2 (which of course is not supplied
t> with the computer) and although the Laptop appears to be set
t> up correctly (asks me all the right questions etc) it still
t> tell me "faxing failed"...Anyone out there to give me a step
t> by step guide so that I may see what I am doing
t> wrong?....Thanks...Telboy

If you have a fax modem, faxing is relatively easy. It is a
Windows capability and you can find out about it by searching
for "using fax" in Help.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
 
telboy1938 said:
I have been attempting to enable sending a fax from either PC or Laptop
without success. Both are connected to broadband. On attemting via PC I
am told to insert XP Proffessional disc with SP2 (which of course is not
supplied with the computer) and although the Laptop appears to be set up
correctly (asks me all the right questions etc) it still tell me "faxing
failed"...Anyone out there to give me a step by step guide so that I may
see what I am doing wrong?....Thanks...Telboy
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You cannot fax via broadband. You have to use a plain telephone line, and a
modem (or a cellphone, properly configured). Connect a telephone to the
line you're plugging the modem into, to ensure that there is service (and a
dial tone).

Be sure that the modem is active and properly configured under Control
Panel, Phone and Modem Options.


HTH
-pk
 
I have been attempting to enable sending a fax from either PC or Laptop
without success. Both are connected to broadband.
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I assume that by "broadband," you mean either DSL or cable.

A fax is a transmission sent over the dial-up telephone network. You
can not send a fax by either DSL or Cable. Your DSL or Cable
connection doesn't prevent you from doing this, but you have to *also*
have a dial-up fax modem connected to a dial-up telephone line.
Presumably you do not.

Alternatively, there are web-based services that, for a fee, let you
upload a document to them and they will then send it out by fax. If
you don't want to buy and connect a fax modem, you might want to look
into using such a service. Google will turn up several choices.

Personally, I just use an inexpensive stand-alone fax machine that I
bought on sale for about $20-25US a year or so.
 
Hi Telboy,

I had the exact same dilemma as I needed to fax something and could not scan
and email this particular item to someone. It took several attempts for me on
two separate occasions. Not unusual with Window products.

XP has the capabilities of faxing built in and many people are not even
aware of that. You do need a telephone cord to connect your computer to your
landline telephone. It is similar to when there was only dial-up available.
I’ve split my line and connect the DSL on one outlet and use your filter as
if you were setting up your telephone. Connect the other to the back of your
computer. You will need to sign in with Administrative capability. Open the
Control Panel and select the Printers and Faxes. The fax wizard opens, walk
through that and fill out all of your information.

There are always several ways to accomplish the same thing. First off are
you sending a Word document?
Open the file and go to the File drop down and select Print. The fax wizard
opens, walk through that and fill out your information.

I hope this helps, let me know if I can help you.

Cheers,

Craig

Also, if you have problems use the Help file. Open the Control Panel, go to
the Printers and Faxes and click on the Fax. In the Fax Console click on the
Help file in the upper right-hand side. It will pretty much walk you through
the steps.
 
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