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Place the blue Operating System CD in your CD or DVD drive.

Chapter 7: Sending and Receiving Faxes

Important

Your modem cable must be installed before you can send and receive faxes. You cannot use your standard telephone modem to connect to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes.

Help and

Support

For more information about sending and receiving faxes in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword Fax in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.

Installing and configuring Fax

If you are using Windows XP, complete the following instructions for installing and configuring Fax. If you are using Windows 2000, go to “Configuring Fax in Windows 2000” on page 120.

Installing Fax in Windows XP

Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using your modem. When Windows XP was originally installed on your computer, Fax was not installed. You need to install Fax from your blue Operating System CD.

To install Fax:

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2 If the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box opens, click Install optional Windows components. The Windows Components Wizard opens.

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If the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP dialog box does not open, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. Click/double-click Add and Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs window opens. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows Components Wizard opens.

Click Fax Services, then click Next.

Click Finish to exit the Windows Components Wizard.

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