Windows XP fax won't install

Posted: 07-26-2007, 08:14 PM

Kevin Withers

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When I go through Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove
Windows Components and get the Windows Components Wizard, I uncheck
everything and check Fax Services. After a Configuring Components window
does it's thing, an "Insert Disk" window comes up asking me to put my Windows
XP Professional Service Pack 2 CD in my D: drive. When I do that and click
OK then I get a "Files Needed" window saying that "Some files on Windows XP
Professional Service Pack 2 CD are needed." It prompts me to copy files from
D:\i386, but it won't go any further.

The first time or two it gave me the option of downloading and installing
the component from Window's website, but that just forced me to install an
upgrade or two and reconfigured some settings, but left me with nowhere to go
to install the fax component.

I'm currently running XP Pro Version 2002 SP 2 on my Dell laptop.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Kevin Withers

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RE: Windows XP fax won't install

Posted: 07-26-2007, 09:36 PM

You know what? Forget it. I've read through and tried some of the proposed
solutions but Windows just takes me from one problem to another to another...
It's just not worth the time and trouble. I'll buy a third party solution.

Thanks anyway.

"Kevin Withers" wrote:

> When I go through Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove
> Windows Components and get the Windows Components Wizard, I uncheck
> everything and check Fax Services. After a Configuring Components window
> does it's thing, an "Insert Disk" window comes up asking me to put my Windows
> XP Professional Service Pack 2 CD in my D: drive. When I do that and click
> OK then I get a "Files Needed" window saying that "Some files on Windows XP
> Professional Service Pack 2 CD are needed." It prompts me to copy files from
> D:\i386, but it won't go any further.
>
> The first time or two it gave me the option of downloading and installing
> the component from Window's website, but that just forced me to install an
> upgrade or two and reconfigured some settings, but left me with nowhere to go
> to install the fax component.
>
> I'm currently running XP Pro Version 2002 SP 2 on my Dell laptop.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.

Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]

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Re: Windows XP fax won't install

Posted: 07-27-2007, 01:22 AM

FWIW, most install problems are dealt with here:

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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"Kevin Withers" <KevinWithers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E53D8B40-4A90-4B22-B382-4DCFD623EEA6@microsoft.com...

> You know what? Forget it. I've read through and tried some of the

proposed

> solutions but Windows just takes me from one problem to another to

another...

> It's just not worth the time and trouble. I'll buy a third party

solution.

>
> Thanks anyway.
>
> "Kevin Withers" wrote:
>
> > When I go through Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove
> > Windows Components and get the Windows Components Wizard, I uncheck
> > everything and check Fax Services. After a Configuring Components

window

> > does it's thing, an "Insert Disk" window comes up asking me to put my

Windows

> > XP Professional Service Pack 2 CD in my D: drive. When I do that and

click

> > OK then I get a "Files Needed" window saying that "Some files on Windows

> > Professional Service Pack 2 CD are needed." It prompts me to copy files

from

> > D:\i386, but it won't go any further.
> >
> > The first time or two it gave me the option of downloading and

installing

> > the component from Window's website, but that just forced me to install

> > upgrade or two and reconfigured some settings, but left me with nowhere

to go

> > to install the fax component.
> >
> > I'm currently running XP Pro Version 2002 SP 2 on my Dell laptop.
> >
> > Any advice would be appreciated.

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