fax hanging up

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Hi we had this problem once before and fixed it but can't
remember how, it may have been a complete hard drive
format. When a fax is sent it dials the number once then
hangs up the modem. I would be nice if it actually sent
the fax first. We are on win xp and our fax was working
till just recently, we have no idea what was changed that
caused it to stop.

Lady Kila

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

Unfortunately, Windows XP Fax has proven to be incompatible with many common
modems and drivers, particularly older ones, even if the manufacturers claim
they are "compatible" with Windows XP. Modem incompatibility is not apparent
during installation or the initial setup. It only becomes apparent when you
first try to send or receive a fax. The Fax Service will dial or will answer
an incoming fax but then fail with any of a number of unhelpful error
messages such as "Line is busy," "There is no answer," or "Reception error."
There will be nothing in Event Viewer to give a clue as to where the problem
might lie.

These errors have been nearly impossible to track down. To do so requires
enabling both PSS and debug logging of fax transmissions, both of which
require fairly extensive registry changes. For the time being, the best
advice is to attempt to use XP Fax only if you have a modem that is listed
on the Windows XP Hardware Compatibility List and using the latest drivers.

--
Russ Valentine
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"ladykila" <ladykila@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:64b001c48234$531b60f0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi we had this problem once before and fixed it but can't
> remember how, it may have been a complete hard drive
> format. When a fax is sent it dials the number once then
> hangs up the modem. I would be nice if it actually sent
> the fax first. We are on win xp and our fax was working
> till just recently, we have no idea what was changed that
> caused it to stop.
>
> Lady Kila