where is fax program in windowsXP?

[thewiz]

Is there a fax program in Windows XP?
If so where is it?
I looked in accessories and the folder shows empty.
Is there fax in Vista?
Thank you for any help.
John

 

[VanguardLH]

Is there a fax program in Windows XP? If so where is it? I looked in
accessories and the folder shows empty.

Default start menu navigation: Start -> Programs -> Accessories ->
Communications -> Fax

The start menu shortcut for the Fax Console runs:

%SystemRoot%\system32\FxsClnt.exe /new

If not present, did you check if it got installed? Someone doing a
custom install may have chosen not to include this software. Run the
Add/Remove Programs applet and chose the Add/Remove Windows Components
applet from there. Is the "Fax Services" component selected?

You'll need a data/fax capable analog modem in your computer.

 

[Lem]

Is there a fax program in Windows XP?
If so where is it?
I looked in accessories and the folder shows empty.
Is there fax in Vista?
Thank you for any help.
John

XP: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm

Vista (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate only):
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/488ac4fb-7436-4a03-bb70-6ded839dd3c21033.mspx

If you have Vista Home Basic/Premium and you want to fax from your
computer, you will need a third-party faxing program that is compatible
with Vista.

--
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

 

[VanguardLH]

Default start menu navigation: Start -> Programs -> Accessories ->
Communications -> Fax

The start menu shortcut for the Fax Console runs:

%SystemRoot%\system32\FxsClnt.exe /new

If not present, did you check if it got installed? Someone doing a
custom install may have chosen not to include this software. Run the
Add/Remove Programs applet and chose the Add/Remove Windows Components
applet from there. Is the "Fax Services" component selected?

You'll need a data/fax capable analog modem in your computer.

You could also read:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306657
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/services/winxpfax.htm
http://www.andyrathbone.com/tips/faxing.html

You never bothered to mention WHICH version of Windows XP that you have.
There is more than one. The Home Edition doesn't include the install of
the Fax component by default. You'll have to install it mentioned in my
prior post, or read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306550.

 

[Kayman]

Is there a fax program in Windows XP?
If so where is it?

Click Start==>Run... then type (or copy/paste) "appwiz.cpl" (w/out
quotation marks) into the box, then click the 'OK' button.

In the left collumn, click 'Add/Remove Windows Components' then [check] Fax
Services and then follow the prompts.

I looked in accessories and the folder shows empty.
Is there fax in Vista?

Not sure.

 

[Alias]

Default start menu navigation: Start -> Programs -> Accessories ->
Communications -> Fax

The start menu shortcut for the Fax Console runs:

%SystemRoot%\system32\FxsClnt.exe /new

If not present, did you check if it got installed? Someone doing a
custom install may have chosen not to include this software. Run the
Add/Remove Programs applet and chose the Add/Remove Windows Components
applet from there. Is the "Fax Services" component selected?

You'll need a data/fax capable analog modem in your computer.

He'll also need the XP CD handy when he installs the fax program. Once
installed, I go to the fax control panel and configure the fax to my liking.

Alias

 

[M.I.5¾]

Is there a fax program in Windows XP?
If so where is it?

If not installed, it needs to be installed from the XP installation disc.

I looked in accessories and the folder shows empty.
Is there fax in Vista?

In Home basic and premium - No. And all the third party fax utilities that
I have tried won't run under Vista.

(If anyone knows of one that does, do please post it here).

 

[Snidley W.]

In Home basic and premium - No. And all the third party fax utilities that
I have tried won't run under Vista.

You've missed the best of the lot (but it's not free): Snappy Fax.

 

[Jim]

You've missed the best of the lot (but it's not free): Snappy Fax.

RKSSoftware is cheaper .

 

[thewiz]

I have windows XP Home Edition 2002 with SP3.
I went to the control panel and added the fax program and now it comes up
OK.
I do have a modem and will go to the mfg site and see if it supports FAX
Thank you all for the help.
John