Does Vista come with a FAX program?

Looking to set up a fax service on the Vista machine.

Does Vista come with a Fax program or is a third party program required? I
have the modem that the machine came with but is is currently unused - as we
are now on a network.

Thanks in advance - Oppie

Only Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise come with Windows Fax and Scan.
Snappy Fax is a good, but not free, alternative.

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"Oppie" <oppie@nospamcloud9.net> wrote in message
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> Looking to set up a fax service on the Vista machine.
>
> Does Vista come with a Fax program or is a third party program required? I
> have the modem that the machine came with but is is currently unused - as we
> are now on a network.
>
> Thanks in advance - Oppie

"Oppie" <oppie@nospamcloud9.net> wrote in message
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> Looking to set up a fax service on the Vista machine.
>
> Does Vista come with a Fax program or is a third party program required? I
> have the modem that the machine came with but is is currently unused - as
> we are now on a network.

Business and Ultimate do, Home versions don't.

Tom Lake

Thanks - for the reply and the recommendation.
I've gotten so accustomed to XP Pro that I run at the office, I keep
thinking that some of those features should be on Vista, but this is the
Home edition and probably not worth upgrading for the extra features.
Always good to get a reality check.

Oppie

Took a look at tucows.com and found these also
Fax Macine http://www.tucows.com/preview/220463
Snappy fax http://www.tucows.com/preview/220463
VentaFax http://www.tucows.com/preview/247082
Faxtastic http://www.tucows.com/preview/427540 This is freeware
Clasic Phone Tools http://www.tucows.com/preview/501845 Freeware
Programs not listed as freeware have timed evaluation period. Ones listed
are under $75. None of them are explicitly rated for Vista. At least one is
rated for XP.


"Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
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> Only Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise come with Windows Fax and
> Scan. Snappy Fax is a good, but not free, alternative.
>

Many Vista users in these groups like Snappy Fax very much.

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"Oppie" <oppie@nospamcloud9.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks - for the reply and the recommendation.
> I've gotten so accustomed to XP Pro that I run at the office, I keep thinking
> that some of those features should be on Vista, but this is the Home edition
> and probably not worth upgrading for the extra features.
> Always good to get a reality check.
>
> Oppie
>
> Took a look at tucows.com and found these also
> Fax Macine http://www.tucows.com/preview/220463
> Snappy fax http://www.tucows.com/preview/220463
> VentaFax http://www.tucows.com/preview/247082
> Faxtastic http://www.tucows.com/preview/427540 This is freeware
> Clasic Phone Tools http://www.tucows.com/preview/501845 Freeware
> Programs not listed as freeware have timed evaluation period. Ones listed are
> under $75. None of them are explicitly rated for Vista. At least one is rated
> for XP.
>
>
> "Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
> news:79844B39-A3DB-4E84-9BAD-0FC8EEAC77EA@microsoft.com...
>> Only Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise come with Windows Fax and Scan.
>> Snappy Fax is a good, but not free, alternative.
>>

"Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
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> Many Vista users in these groups like Snappy Fax very much.
>
Good to know and the price is reasonable too
Oppie

Not true any longer.
Quote from the Snappy Fax Help Screen: "Version 4 is fully compatible with
Windows Vista"
Downloadable from:
http://www.snappysoftware.com/download.htm
Doug

[Heavily snipped!]
> Snappy fax http://www.tucows.com/preview/220463
> None of them are explicitly rated for Vista.
>> Scan. Snappy Fax is a good, but not free, alternative.

And price is still $29.95 - which makes it affordable for me.
Thanks - Oppie
[heavy snipping appreciated]

"Doug" <just_me@fake_address.replytogroup> wrote in message
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> Not true any longer.
> Quote from the Snappy Fax Help Screen: "Version 4 is fully compatible with
> Windows Vista"
> Downloadable from:
> http://www.snappysoftware.com/download.htm
> Doug
>
> [Heavily snipped!]
>> Snappy fax http://www.tucows.com/preview/220463
>> None of them are explicitly rated for Vista.
>>> Scan. Snappy Fax is a good, but not free, alternative.
>

"- Bob -" <uctraing@ultranet.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:07:15 GMT, "oppie" <fios-@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Thanks for the replies. they confirmed what I had read elsewhere.
>>Perhaps, I can even build a filter box... what the heck, I like a
>>challenge.
>>Just needed to be pointed in the right direction.
>
>
> Here's a site with just about all the DR devices I know of:
> http://www.telephonesystems.com/acce...ng_devices.cfm
>
>
> I have one by COmmand COmmunications. I would not recommend it. It
> answers the line and chews up one ring... then after it rings the DR
> line and the answering machine picks up, it throws one final ring on
> the other (primary) line. Weird. Never worked right. I talked to
> COmmand before I bought it and they insisted it would see the ring
> pattern without actually chewing up a ring cycle but it does not work
> as claimed.
>
> I used to have two very simple filters you just plugged in like DSL
> filters with a setting for which ring pattern (1,2,3) they let
> through. No power required, worked off the line. Worked great. Very
> inexpensive. Unfortunately I lost them in a direct lightening strike
> and the company making them stopped doing so... that's when I got the
> CC (lame) device.
>
> If you build those filters drop me a line, I'll buy one :-)
>

In my searching, I found a distinctive ring filter schematic using a PIC
microprocessor. Even gave the source code. I'm not very good at software
stuff (writing it) but I may look into it. For what it's worth, Microchip
(maker of the PIC) gives away the IDE and assembler for free. The only part
you have to buy is a programmer or debugger. We have the ICD2 debugger at
the office which was pretty inexpensive as I recall.
http://www.analogservices.com/phone.htm

interesting note that this message was posted through news.verizon.net
It seems to propagate to the other servers that carry
Microsoft.public.windows.vista.general. It does not propagate to
news:news.microsoft.com Guess it is only a one-way sync.