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More info?)
If you want to print to a different fax printer choose the same when the
print dialog comes up.
For example, if you have a local fax modem as well as a connection to a
shared fax printer you will see the following in you printers and faxes:
Fax
Fax on <fax server>
To use the local fax modem, use "Fax"
To use the shared fax server, select "Fax on <fax server>"
Regarding preview, it should also work for a normal user. You only need to
make sure you get the connection to the fax printer.
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Archan Das
Microsoft Printing, Imaging and Fax Team
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"eugenevr" <evrng@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1103636705.487084.208240@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Left this whole issue for a while, but I believe I have some more
> information on this:
>
> 1) On Windows 2000 clients we used to connect to a Backoffice 2000
> server shared fax printer (i.e. \\server\sharedfax). We used the shared
> fax facility of BO 2000 server to fax from the desktop, from any
> application.
> 2) We then upgraded the WS to XP Pro, and installed the fax printer in
> exactly the same way, by connecting to the shared fax queue on BO2000
> server. It worked well, except for the fact that as described in my
> first post, normal users cannot preview faxes at all.
> 3) Now I have installed the FAX service on XP Pro, which gives access
> to the fax queue through the fax console, but then:
>
> * If I have a ws/notebook with a modem installed, I can fax from the
> console (it lets me choose between using the server fax queue and the
> modem.
> * However, If I choose to fax from within an application, and choose
> the "FaX", (note not the printer fax queue), I get no choice, and it
> defaults to the modem as a device. Is this by design?
> * Still have to test on a ws that has no modem, and even more
> importantly, whether a normal user can still do a preview.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Tx
>
> Eugene
>
> Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
> > Not familiar with any such product. This is a group to support
> Windows XP
> > Fax. You claim that you need no client fax software installed? That
> seems
> > unusual.
> > --
> > Russ Valentine
> > [MVP-Outlook]
> > "Eugene van Rooyen" <evrng@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:c0a9156d.0409292120.3b239530@posting.google.com...
> > > Apologies for not being clear enough...
> > >
> > > The server runs Windows 2000 BackOffice server, and it is running
> > > vanilla Shared Fax Server from MS. As such the client is connecting
> to
> > > that printer/service via normal installation, of course no special
> > > software.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Eugene
> > >
> > > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > news:<ei6GcpmpEHA.3424@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> > >> You'll first need to clarify what fax server software and what
> client you
> > >> are using.
> > >> --
> > >> Russ Valentine
> > >> [MVP-Outlook]
> > >> "Eugene van Rooyen" <evrng@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:c0a9156d.0409290753.712f8033@posting.google.com...
> > >> > Scenario:
> > >> >
> > >> > Windows XP SP2, connecting to a Shared fax service printer on a
> > >> > windows 2000 printer. Printing to the shared fax is fine, no
> problems,
> > >> > but when logged on to the XP unit as normal users, I cannot
> preview
> > >> > the fax. The button is simply not there. However, when logging
> onto
> > >> > the same unit as administrator, I can preview the fax before
> sending.
> > >> > When I make the user part of the local admin gp, all is fine as
> well
> > >> > (not really as I don't wan't normal users to be admins...)
> > >> >
> > >> > I have played around with the permissions on the printer on
> local
> > >> > machine, to no avail, so this leaves me with 2 options:
> > >> >
> > >> > * either some registry key (local?) on which I have to set some
> > >> > special permissions
> > >> > * maybe something on the server side ito permissions?
> > >> >
> > >> > I may add that we are using Office 2003, and the windows server
> is a
> > >> > domain controller.
> > >> >
> > >> > Any help appreciated!
> > >> >
> > >> > Eugene
>
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