XP dialer/FAX/set up problems

[Stephen Levine]

I am running XP Home. I use the XP MS dialer to dial telephone numbers from
a digital address book (InfoCentral). Once the dialer is running it will
answer the phone anticipating a FAX - bypassing my separate answering
machine if I am not here or not quick enough to the phone. I do use the FAX
aspect of the program occasionally both incoming and outgoing. (I would be
more than happy to initiate this manually.)

How can I (can I?) configure the program to operate manually for the FAX so
that I do not have to exit the program to prevent the above? AND, how do I
turn off the ringer? One audible prompt that the phone is ringing is more
than adequate.

Stephen

[Hal Hostetler [MVP DTS]]

Windows XP does not support Distinctive Ring:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272943
Distinctive Ring Is Not Supported by Windows 2000 Fax

Some third party hardware devices can provide a work-around:

http://www.youcansave.com/switchboard.html
Emerson Switchboard
http://www.command-comm.com/products.html
ComSwitch®

Hal
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"Stephen Levine" > wrote in message
...
> I am running XP Home. I use the XP MS dialer to dial telephone numbers
from
> a digital address book (InfoCentral). Once the dialer is running it will
> answer the phone anticipating a FAX - bypassing my separate answering
> machine if I am not here or not quick enough to the phone. I do use the
FAX
> aspect of the program occasionally both incoming and outgoing. (I would be
> more than happy to initiate this manually.)
>
> How can I (can I?) configure the program to operate manually for the FAX
so
> that I do not have to exit the program to prevent the above? AND, how do I
> turn off the ringer? One audible prompt that the phone is ringing is more
> than adequate.
>
> Stephen
>
>