Is there an easy way of viewing and printing .fxr files please?

> Since this has nothing to do with Microsoft or Windows XP Fax, I'm not
> sure how much help you'll find here. Why would you not contact Symantec
> about this?

> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "news.rcn.com" <fountainpen@amexol.com> wrote in message
> news:zsmdnT0swIBClRjVnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@rcn.net...

>>I have had a few computer crashes and over the years have lost the indices
>> of various Winfax directories. Whenever I have changed computers I have
>> always copied the backed up data directories. Occasionally I have
>> managed
>> to back up to .fxa files and have restored those but I still have those
>> un-indexed data directories containing the fxs and fxr files (and
>> probably
>> the contents of cover pages when I used them).
>>
>> I cant imagine there can be any way of restoring the indices: Is there
>> any
>> program which can read or produce thumbnails of the contents of those
>> directories or automatically print every page in them please?
>>
>> I suspect I will have to print the pages and then scan them into some
>> format
>> whereby I can zip them up and e-mail them en masse.
>>
>> The files were created between about 1995 and 2004 and as far as I can
>> understand, I can only VERY LABORIOUSLY look at each page of each fax
>> individually. There are hundreds of pages (possibly thosands) and the
>> steps
>> to look at them in WinFaxPro 10 are unbelievably slow
>>
>>
>>

>

>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:A63A64A9-75D8-4487-A887-D097291AF960@microsoft.com...

>> Since this has nothing to do with Microsoft or Windows XP Fax, I'm not
>> sure how much help you'll find here. Why would you not contact Symantec
>> about this?

> Because they wouldnt answer the question AND they dont have any support
> AND they make themselves in any event impossible to contact AND (with no
> support for their products) they probably wouldnt know etc etc etc
>

>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "news.rcn.com" <fountainpen@amexol.com> wrote in message
>> news:zsmdnT0swIBClRjVnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@rcn.net...

>>>I have had a few computer crashes and over the years have lost the
>>>indices
>>> of various Winfax directories. Whenever I have changed computers I have
>>> always copied the backed up data directories. Occasionally I have
>>> managed
>>> to back up to .fxa files and have restored those but I still have those
>>> un-indexed data directories containing the fxs and fxr files (and
>>> probably
>>> the contents of cover pages when I used them).
>>>
>>> I cant imagine there can be any way of restoring the indices: Is there
>>> any
>>> program which can read or produce thumbnails of the contents of those
>>> directories or automatically print every page in them please?
>>>
>>> I suspect I will have to print the pages and then scan them into some
>>> format
>>> whereby I can zip them up and e-mail them en masse.
>>>
>>> The files were created between about 1995 and 2004 and as far as I can
>>> understand, I can only VERY LABORIOUSLY look at each page of each fax
>>> individually. There are hundreds of pages (possibly thosands) and the
>>> steps
>>> to look at them in WinFaxPro 10 are unbelievably slow
>>>
>>>
>>>

>>

>
>

> Figures. Good luck to you. Sounds like a program you should have abandoned
> a long time ago.

> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "news.rcn.com" <fountainpen@amexol.com> wrote in message
> news:38GdnXdajKLFhBjVnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@rcn.net...

>>
>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:A63A64A9-75D8-4487-A887-D097291AF960@microsoft.com...

>>> Since this has nothing to do with Microsoft or Windows XP Fax, I'm not
>>> sure how much help you'll find here. Why would you not contact Symantec
>>> about this?

>> Because they wouldnt answer the question AND they dont have any support
>> AND they make themselves in any event impossible to contact AND (with no
>> support for their products) they probably wouldnt know etc etc etc
>>

>>> Russ Valentine
>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>> "news.rcn.com" <fountainpen@amexol.com> wrote in message
>>> news:zsmdnT0swIBClRjVnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@rcn.net...
>>>>I have had a few computer crashes and over the years have lost the
>>>>indices
>>>> of various Winfax directories. Whenever I have changed computers I have
>>>> always copied the backed up data directories. Occasionally I have
>>>> managed
>>>> to back up to .fxa files and have restored those but I still have those
>>>> un-indexed data directories containing the fxs and fxr files (and
>>>> probably
>>>> the contents of cover pages when I used them).
>>>>
>>>> I cant imagine there can be any way of restoring the indices: Is there
>>>> any
>>>> program which can read or produce thumbnails of the contents of those
>>>> directories or automatically print every page in them please?
>>>>
>>>> I suspect I will have to print the pages and then scan them into some
>>>> format
>>>> whereby I can zip them up and e-mail them en masse.
>>>>
>>>> The files were created between about 1995 and 2004 and as far as I can
>>>> understand, I can only VERY LABORIOUSLY look at each page of each fax
>>>> individually. There are hundreds of pages (possibly thosands) and the
>>>> steps
>>>> to look at them in WinFaxPro 10 are unbelievably slow
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>

> Figures. Good luck to you. Sounds like a program you should have abandoned
> a long time ago.
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "news.rcn.com" <fountainpen@amexol.com> wrote in message
> news:38GdnXdajKLFhBjVnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@rcn.net...

>>
>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:A63A64A9-75D8-4487-A887-D097291AF960@microsoft.com...

>>> Since this has nothing to do with Microsoft or Windows XP Fax, I'm not
>>> sure how much help you'll find here. Why would you not contact Symantec
>>> about this?

>> Because they wouldnt answer the question AND they dont have any support
>> AND they make themselves in any event impossible to contact AND (with no
>> support for their products) they probably wouldnt know etc etc etc
>>

>>> Russ Valentine
>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>> "news.rcn.com" <fountainpen@amexol.com> wrote in message
>>> news:zsmdnT0swIBClRjVnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@rcn.net...
>>>>I have had a few computer crashes and over the years have lost the
>>>>indices
>>>> of various Winfax directories. Whenever I have changed computers I have
>>>> always copied the backed up data directories. Occasionally I have
>>>> managed
>>>> to back up to .fxa files and have restored those but I still have those
>>>> un-indexed data directories containing the fxs and fxr files (and
>>>> probably
>>>> the contents of cover pages when I used them).
>>>>
>>>> I cant imagine there can be any way of restoring the indices: Is there
>>>> any
>>>> program which can read or produce thumbnails of the contents of those
>>>> directories or automatically print every page in them please?
>>>>
>>>> I suspect I will have to print the pages and then scan them into some
>>>> format
>>>> whereby I can zip them up and e-mail them en masse.
>>>>
>>>> The files were created between about 1995 and 2004 and as far as I can
>>>> understand, I can only VERY LABORIOUSLY look at each page of each fax
>>>> individually. There are hundreds of pages (possibly thosands) and the
>>>> steps
>>>> to look at them in WinFaxPro 10 are unbelievably slow
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>

> The program is supposed to integrate with Outlook. Is this just a lie on
> the part of Symantec?
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news835F0C3-FC98-4389-967B-BA646EF6FDA1@microsoft.com...

>> Figures. Good luck to you. Sounds like a program you should have
>> abandoned a long time ago.
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "news.rcn.com" <fountainpen@amexol.com> wrote in message
>> news:38GdnXdajKLFhBjVnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@rcn.net...

>>>
>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:A63A64A9-75D8-4487-A887-D097291AF960@microsoft.com...
>>>> Since this has nothing to do with Microsoft or Windows XP Fax, I'm not
>>>> sure how much help you'll find here. Why would you not contact Symantec
>>>> about this?
>>> Because they wouldnt answer the question AND they dont have any support
>>> AND they make themselves in any event impossible to contact AND (with no
>>> support for their products) they probably wouldnt know etc etc etc
>>>
>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>> "news.rcn.com" <fountainpen@amexol.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:zsmdnT0swIBClRjVnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@rcn.net...
>>>>>I have had a few computer crashes and over the years have lost the
>>>>>indices
>>>>> of various Winfax directories. Whenever I have changed computers I
>>>>> have
>>>>> always copied the backed up data directories. Occasionally I have
>>>>> managed
>>>>> to back up to .fxa files and have restored those but I still have
>>>>> those
>>>>> un-indexed data directories containing the fxs and fxr files (and
>>>>> probably
>>>>> the contents of cover pages when I used them).
>>>>>
>>>>> I cant imagine there can be any way of restoring the indices: Is there
>>>>> any
>>>>> program which can read or produce thumbnails of the contents of those
>>>>> directories or automatically print every page in them please?
>>>>>
>>>>> I suspect I will have to print the pages and then scan them into some
>>>>> format
>>>>> whereby I can zip them up and e-mail them en masse.
>>>>>
>>>>> The files were created between about 1995 and 2004 and as far as I can
>>>>> understand, I can only VERY LABORIOUSLY look at each page of each fax
>>>>> individually. There are hundreds of pages (possibly thosands) and the
>>>>> steps
>>>>> to look at them in WinFaxPro 10 are unbelievably slow
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>

>
>

> I have had a few computer crashes and over the years have lost the indices
> of various Winfax directories. Whenever I have changed computers I have
> always copied the backed up data directories. Occasionally I have managed
> to back up to .fxa files and have restored those but I still have those
> un-indexed data directories containing the fxs and fxr files (and probably
> the contents of cover pages when I used them).
>
> I cant imagine there can be any way of restoring the indices: Is there any
> program which can read or produce thumbnails of the contents of those
> directories or automatically print every page in them please?
>
> I suspect I will have to print the pages and then scan them into some format
> whereby I can zip them up and e-mail them en masse.
>
> The files were created between about 1995 and 2004 and as far as I can
> understand, I can only VERY LABORIOUSLY look at each page of each fax
> individually. There are hundreds of pages (possibly thosands) and the steps
> to look at them in WinFaxPro 10 are unbelievably slow
>
>
>

> Have you tried looking here:
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
>
> --
> 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

>
> "Lem" <lemp40@unknownhost> wrote in message
> news:%23CyJk4B7IHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>

>> Have you tried looking here:
>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
>>
>> --
>> Lem -- MS-MVP

> Yes, Symantec are a VERY difficult company to deal with and couldnt care
> less if everyone in America is using their fax program for the (very few)
> faxes we still get or have to send.
>
> But after a long struggle I have found a program which converts those
> individual documents to something called .fxm files which are joined up
> versions of the individual faxes. I wonder if one can view an .fxm
> non-symantec product!!

>> 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

>
>