You posted an exception. Hal posted the rule. I doubt very many users will
be as successful as you, but it's nice to know it's worth trying if users
are game to give it a go on their own with no support.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Doug Boufford" <doug@NOSPAMbouffordca.com> wrote in message
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> Not to argue with an MVP, but I have been using Winfax (successfully) with
> XP since XP came out - now at Winfax ver 10.3. Symantec is no help
> whatsoever & has not been for many years.
> The macros I have for Winfax (as installed from the WF prog) work OK, but
> do NOT return the default printer to what it was before you used WF, all
> of the times. I simply wrote a macro for Word & Excel that does return my
> default printer to what it was before.
>
> HTH
> Doug
>
> Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I] wrote:
>> Versions of WinFax later than version 9.x have proven to be largely
>> incompatible with Windows XP. WinFax, when installed on an XP machine
>> usually corrupts XP's Fax service to the point that it cannot be
>> resurrected
>> without an OS re-install. Symantec no longer offers any real tech
>> support
>> for this product. There are a number of group fax services available
>> that
>> are compatible with XP, my suggestion would be to get one. You might
>> also
>> want to see if Symantec has a user forum for WinFax; the primary focus
>> for
>> this forum is Windows XP Fax.
>>
>> http://www.slipstick.com/addins/services/groupfax.asp
>> Group Fax Services
>> http://www.slipstick.com/addins/services/fax.asp
>> Internet Fax Services
>>
>> Hal