IE 7 and Fax Software

[Doug]

Does anyone know if IE 7 will have the ability to fax???In vista it was
taken out,unless you had ultimate version.

Thank You

Doug

[Jean Rosenfeld]

The Fax service is not part of the browser but a separate part of Windows.
As you say, not all Vista versions have it.

BTW when I click on your message I get a box asking me to install Arabic
language pack. I click cancel, and your message appears in English. Any idea
why?

Post by Doug
Does anyone know if IE 7 will have the ability to fax???In vista it was
taken out,unless you had ultimate version.
Thank You
Doug

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

1. No.

2. IE7 hasn't been in beta for years.

Post by Doug
Does anyone know if IE 7 will have the ability to fax???In vista it was
taken out,unless you had ultimate version.

[VanguardLH]

Post by Doug
Does anyone know if IE 7 will have the ability to fax???In vista it was
taken out,unless you had ultimate version.

No version of Internet Explorer does faxing. That is a separate
function of some other program, like the Fax Service that is available
in Windows XP (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306550) or a fax program
got installed.

Do you actually have a data/fax *analog* modem in your computer? Many
pre-built computers don't come with one anymore.

If you want to do faxing but don't have a data/fax analog modem and/or
fax software then consider doing your faxing online.

- eFax lets you receive faxes for free. They get sent to you via
e-mail. You do need to install their software to read the special TIF
files attached to your e-mails. Since you won't be sending faxes using
eFax (which requires a paid account), use msconfig.exe to disable their
J2GDllcmd.exe startup program. You don't need it wasting memory.
They'll send .pdf files with a paid account. You need to create a
[free] account to use their service.

- FaxZero lets you send faxes for free (up to 3 pages). They will
prepend their own cover sheet (not included in the page count). Limit
of 2 faxes per day per IP address. No account required. Your e-mail
address is required (to send back sent/failed status) but you can use a
disposable account or alias for that if concerned about privacy and
spam.

- TPC.int is a worldwide congregation of volunteers that operate their
own fax servers but they are not available everywhere. You send their
your document via web but it must be a local call for the volunteer.
They aren't going to fork out of their personal pockets any
long-distance charges on your behalf. Since they are volunteers, don't
consider them a business-class or always-reliable fax sending service.
You send faxes using them, not receive from them (unless you have a fax
machine/modem setup to answer someone else's fax sent through TPC).

I've never used TPC.int. I have used eFax for years. I have had far
more folks wanting to send me faxes than I need to ever send out faxes.
I get their faxes for free using eFax along with managing them in my
e-mail client. I rarely send faxes but FaxZero is free and worked well
in the past. It does have its limits but I've not yet needed to send
more than a 3-page fax. I always push the other party to accept my
e-mail with an attached file since faxing doesn't prove the source was
me anymore than an e-mail. There is nothing more secure about sending
faxes than of sending e-mails. Often I start out by telling them that I
have no fax machine and no availability to one to push them out of the
30-year fax technology and instead use e-mail. If I can't get them to
use or accept e-mails, I'll use FaxZero to send and eFax to receive,
both are online and easy to use, require no software to install, and
both have free versions of their service.