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  #1  
Old May 14th 08, 04:53 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
White Horse[_3_]
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Default How do you activate the fax component in XP?

I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax
component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system
locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I
want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me??
Thanks,
Jim

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Old May 14th 08, 02:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Default How do you activate the fax component in XP?

Explain how you installed the fax component.
Verify that your analog fax modem in on the WHCL.

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Russ Valentine
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"White Horse" wrote in message
news
I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax
component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system
locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I
want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me??
Thanks,
Jim


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Old May 14th 08, 07:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]
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Default How do you activate the fax component in XP?

See if this helps:

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm#_Toc88835132
2. Why can't the XP Fax Installation Program find the Installation Files?

Hal
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Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"White Horse" wrote in message
news
I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax
component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system
locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I
want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me??
Thanks,
Jim



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Old May 15th 08, 04:56 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
White Horse[_3_]
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Default How do you activate the fax component in XP?

Hi Russ,
The fax component is embedded in Windows XP. All I need is the CD and then I
can activate the fax component. I dont have an analog fax modem, I have phone
service thru my cable company an it works just like any telephone land line
with the same features.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Explain how you installed the fax component.
Verify that your analog fax modem in on the WHCL.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"White Horse" wrote in message
news
I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax
component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system
locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I
want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me??
Thanks,
Jim


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Old May 15th 08, 05:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
White Horse[_3_]
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Default How do you activate the fax component in XP?

Hi Hal,
That thread is out dated. I have my phone service thru my cable company and
it works just like any land phone line works with all the same features. I
have been told by Microsoft that all I need is a Windows XP CD to insert when
prompted, then I can activate the fax component. It seems as though
Gateway(my PC MFR) only installed "part" of Windows XP when they sold it to
me and the portion they neglected to install has the driver for the fax
component. Lesson learned? you betcha. Never buy anything without getting the
CD, Sharewear biz sux.
Regards,


"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

See if this helps:

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm#_Toc88835132
2. Why can't the XP Fax Installation Program find the Installation Files?

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"White Horse" wrote in message
news
I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax
component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system
locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I
want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me??
Thanks,
Jim




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Old May 15th 08, 11:23 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Default How do you activate the fax component in XP?

Read the link posted by Hal. It is not outdated. Moreover, you cannot use
fax without an analog fax modem.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"White Horse" wrote in message
...
Hi Russ,
The fax component is embedded in Windows XP. All I need is the CD and then
I
can activate the fax component. I dont have an analog fax modem, I have
phone
service thru my cable company an it works just like any telephone land
line
with the same features.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Explain how you installed the fax component.
Verify that your analog fax modem in on the WHCL.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"White Horse" wrote in message
news
I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax
component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system
locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way
all I
want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me??
Thanks,
Jim



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Old May 15th 08, 02:24 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Lem
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Default How do you activate the fax component in XP?

White Horse wrote:
Hi Hal,
That thread is out dated. I have my phone service thru my cable company and
it works just like any land phone line works with all the same features. I
have been told by Microsoft that all I need is a Windows XP CD to insert when
prompted, then I can activate the fax component. It seems as though
Gateway(my PC MFR) only installed "part" of Windows XP when they sold it to
me and the portion they neglected to install has the driver for the fax
component. Lesson learned? you betcha. Never buy anything without getting the
CD, Sharewear biz sux.
Regards,


"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

See if this helps:

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm#_Toc88835132
2. Why can't the XP Fax Installation Program find the Installation Files?

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"White Horse" wrote in message
news
I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the fax
component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system
locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way all I
want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me??
Thanks,
Jim




1. The link Hal gave you is not outdated as far as fax install questions
are concerned.

2. You almost certainly do NOT need a Windows XP CD, because OEMs such
as Gateway put all the required files on your hard drive in the C:\i386
directory.

3. Regardless of what telephone "features" your cable company supports,
your analog fax modem may not work reliably over that service. This is
entirely separate from whether your analog fax modem is compatible with
the notoriously finicky Windows XP Fax software. Check with your cable
company.

The bottom line is that you should be able to install Windows XP Fax
with little problem ... if you take the time to read the information at
the link provided. Whether it will actually work to send or receive
faxes is much more questionable.

--
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
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Old May 18th 08, 03:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
Chuck
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Default How do you activate the fax component in XP?

It's possible that Dell did not do what it should have. It's more likely
that the file is in an unexpected location. (or even in one of the cab
files.)

"Lem" wrote in message
...
White Horse wrote:
Hi Hal,
That thread is out dated. I have my phone service thru my cable company
and it works just like any land phone line works with all the same
features. I have been told by Microsoft that all I need is a Windows XP
CD to insert when prompted, then I can activate the fax component. It
seems as though Gateway(my PC MFR) only installed "part" of Windows XP
when they sold it to me and the portion they neglected to install has the
driver for the fax component. Lesson learned? you betcha. Never buy
anything without getting the CD, Sharewear biz sux.
Regards,


"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

See if this helps:

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/FAQFAX.htm#_Toc88835132
2. Why can't the XP Fax Installation Program find the Installation
Files?

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"White Horse" wrote in message
news I have the Home Edition, my system will not allow mt to activate the
fax
component. It keeps asking for a file name: fxscfgwz.dll but my system
locater can not find it, I suppose because it is a dll file? Any way
all I
want to do is activate the fax component in XP Can some one help me??
Thanks,
Jim




1. The link Hal gave you is not outdated as far as fax install questions
are concerned.

2. You almost certainly do NOT need a Windows XP CD, because OEMs such as
Gateway put all the required files on your hard drive in the C:\i386
directory.

3. Regardless of what telephone "features" your cable company supports,
your analog fax modem may not work reliably over that service. This is
entirely separate from whether your analog fax modem is compatible with
the notoriously finicky Windows XP Fax software. Check with your cable
company.

The bottom line is that you should be able to install Windows XP Fax with
little problem ... if you take the time to read the information at the
link provided. Whether it will actually work to send or receive faxes is
much more questionable.

--
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



 




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