I've seen no problems reported from using it, in spite of all the warnings,
and it has solved the install problem many times. I might add that you're
not the first to report that the hotfix from the KB article didn't help.
Hsl
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"JERRY" <JERRY@HOME> wrote in message
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> Can anyone help here
>
> I tried in vain to set up the fax services on a new XP home installation.
> After repeated tries it would act as if it were copying the files, but not
> so. Since I had several backups of my new XP installations, I would
> reinstall one the older installations but each time I tried to install the
> fax services, I continued to get the same "can't find file" message, and
> yet, the files were right there.
>
> Tried everyting including the "hotfix". Would noit work .... I tried the
> original install disk and also went to where these files were supposedly
> located on my hard drive. Each attempt to install the fax services was
> rejected.
>
> I eventually tried the Esentutl.exe utility ... in spite of warnings I had
> read elsewhere about using this approach. The Esentutl.exe utility worked
> and I finally succeded in installing the fax
> console.
>
> Should I expect any problem as a result of using using the Esentutl.exe
> utility?
>
> Thank you for your help here
> Jerry
>
>
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