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

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

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"White Horse" <WhiteHorse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>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
>

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
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"White Horse" <WhiteHorse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>

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" <WhiteHorse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news8EF3BB8-670D-4491-AA22-3037195503B2@microsoft.com...
> >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
> >
>

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 -- hhh@kvoa.com
> 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" <WhiteHorse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news8EF3BB8-670D-4491-AA22-3037195503B2@microsoft.com...
> > 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
> >
>
>
>

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 It is not outdated.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

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"White Horse" <WhiteHorse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CB823754-E0CB-43CD-88CA-2950B7FA7C1A@microsoft.com...
> 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" <WhiteHorse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news8EF3BB8-670D-4491-AA22-3037195503B2@microsoft.com...
>> >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
>> >
>>

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 -- hhh@kvoa.com
>> 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" <WhiteHorse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news8EF3BB8-670D-4491-AA22-3037195503B2@microsoft.com...
>>> 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

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" <lemp40@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OsFOz7otIHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> 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 -- hhh@kvoa.com
>>> 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" <WhiteHorse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news8EF3BB8-670D-4491-AA22-3037195503B2@microsoft.com...
>>>> 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