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October 11th 06, 04:45 PM
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Importing Fax Files from XP Backups
I have used the fax function in Windows XP for years. I routinely backup the
sent and received files. I would like to import these backed up files into Vista Fax but cannot figure out where they should be copied. It appears it should be c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WindowsNT\MSFax\Inbox or SentItems. I have copied my old file to these folders, but they are not visible in Vista Fax. What am I doing wrong? What setting is not set? I can see the backed up .tif files. They open in the viewer. The faxes I've sent and received in Vista Fax are viewable in Vista Fax. HELP!!! -- Donald Mills 
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October 11th 06, 08:31 PM
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Did you try Documents Fax? That's where mine are.
-- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message ... I have used the fax function in Windows XP for years. I routinely backup the sent and received files. I would like to import these backed up files into Vista Fax but cannot figure out where they should be copied. It appears it should be c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WindowsNT\MSFax\Inbox or SentItems. I have copied my old file to these folders, but they are not visible in Vista Fax. What am I doing wrong? What setting is not set? I can see the backed up .tif files. They open in the viewer. The faxes I've sent and received in Vista Fax are viewable in Vista Fax. HELP!!! -- Donald Mills
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October 11th 06, 10:24 PM
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No. That's way too obvious. I'm used to having to make things visible, go
thru multiple nest, etc.  Will try that!!! Thanks!-- Donald Mills "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Did you try Documents Fax? That's where mine are. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message ... I have used the fax function in Windows XP for years. I routinely backup the sent and received files. I would like to import these backed up files into Vista Fax but cannot figure out where they should be copied. It appears it should be c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WindowsNT\MSFax\Inbox or SentItems. I have copied my old file to these folders, but they are not visible in Vista Fax. What am I doing wrong? What setting is not set? I can see the backed up .tif files. They open in the viewer. The faxes I've sent and received in Vista Fax are viewable in Vista Fax. HELP!!! -- Donald Mills
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October 11th 06, 10:26 PM
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No. That's way to obvious. I'm accustomed to making things visible, going
thru nests upon nests, etc. ;=) Will try that. THANKS!!! -- Donald Mills "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Did you try Documents Fax? That's where mine are. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message ... I have used the fax function in Windows XP for years. I routinely backup the sent and received files. I would like to import these backed up files into Vista Fax but cannot figure out where they should be copied. It appears it should be c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WindowsNT\MSFax\Inbox or SentItems. I have copied my old file to these folders, but they are not visible in Vista Fax. What am I doing wrong? What setting is not set? I can see the backed up .tif files. They open in the viewer. The faxes I've sent and received in Vista Fax are viewable in Vista Fax. HELP!!! -- Donald Mills
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October 11th 06, 11:57 PM
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OK. I have started to copy the files to the Documents\Fax folder. However,
there's only the folders for Drafts, Inbox, and Personal Pages. No Sent folder. And I've tried sending and they end up in the MSFax area (see below). If you open Vista Fax, go to Fax Settings\Advanced, there's a button to change the archive folder location, which is c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows NT\MSFax. That location has folders called ActivityLog, Common Coverpages, Inbox, Queue, SentItems, VirtualInbox. Aside from the \Fax folder having only [3] folders and the \MSFax folder having [6] folders, I have copied some sample WinXP Fax documents to both the \Fax\Inbox and \MSFax\Inbox and \MSFax\SentItems. None of the WinXP are shown in Vista Fax. I know there was a function in WinXP Fax that imported the files, not just copy. I have a feeling that this is what is needed here. Straight copy just doesn't seem to be working. Am I wrong? Would be great. Thoughts? -- Donald Mills "Mills Architect" wrote: I have used the fax function in Windows XP for years. I routinely backup the sent and received files. I would like to import these backed up files into Vista Fax but cannot figure out where they should be copied. It appears it should be c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WindowsNT\MSFax\Inbox or SentItems. I have copied my old file to these folders, but they are not visible in Vista Fax. What am I doing wrong? What setting is not set? I can see the backed up .tif files. They open in the viewer. The faxes I've sent and received in Vista Fax are viewable in Vista Fax. HELP!!! -- Donald Mills
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October 12th 06, 10:13 AM
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Let me look into this. It takes some unhiding of files and special
permissions even to expose and access those folders. I assume you have done that. Also what is your file association for TIF files? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message ... OK. I have started to copy the files to the Documents\Fax folder. However, there's only the folders for Drafts, Inbox, and Personal Pages. No Sent folder. And I've tried sending and they end up in the MSFax area (see below). If you open Vista Fax, go to Fax Settings\Advanced, there's a button to change the archive folder location, which is c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows NT\MSFax. That location has folders called ActivityLog, Common Coverpages, Inbox, Queue, SentItems, VirtualInbox. Aside from the \Fax folder having only [3] folders and the \MSFax folder having [6] folders, I have copied some sample WinXP Fax documents to both the \Fax\Inbox and \MSFax\Inbox and \MSFax\SentItems. None of the WinXP are shown in Vista Fax. I know there was a function in WinXP Fax that imported the files, not just copy. I have a feeling that this is what is needed here. Straight copy just doesn't seem to be working. Am I wrong? Would be great. Thoughts? -- Donald Mills "Mills Architect" wrote: I have used the fax function in Windows XP for years. I routinely backup the sent and received files. I would like to import these backed up files into Vista Fax but cannot figure out where they should be copied. It appears it should be c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WindowsNT\MSFax\Inbox or SentItems. I have copied my old file to these folders, but they are not visible in Vista Fax. What am I doing wrong? What setting is not set? I can see the backed up .tif files. They open in the viewer. The faxes I've sent and received in Vista Fax are viewable in Vista Fax. HELP!!! -- Donald Mills
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October 12th 06, 04:39 PM
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Thanks for the note back. File association for .tif files is MS Office
Document Imaging. Found that in CPDefault ProgramsSet Associations. The faxes I do with Vista fax are viewable. The historical files from WinXP Fax, just last week, are not. Yep. Have unhidden files and folders. Have given myself every permissions I can find. Because AutoCAD LT 2007 will not open/run with User Account Control (UAC) running, I have UAC turned off. Would it be helpful to attach a file from each Fax program? Is there some extra "something" the Vista Fax files have that the WinXP files don't? Lastly, seems like an import function is either missing or needed. Or I can't find it if there is one. WinXP Fax has it. That's how I always put the files back when I had to reformat and reinstall in WinXP. THanks again for your help!!! -- Donald Mills "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Let me look into this. It takes some unhiding of files and special permissions even to expose and access those folders. I assume you have done that. Also what is your file association for TIF files? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message ... OK. I have started to copy the files to the Documents\Fax folder. However, there's only the folders for Drafts, Inbox, and Personal Pages. No Sent folder. And I've tried sending and they end up in the MSFax area (see below). If you open Vista Fax, go to Fax Settings\Advanced, there's a button to change the archive folder location, which is c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows NT\MSFax. That location has folders called ActivityLog, Common Coverpages, Inbox, Queue, SentItems, VirtualInbox. Aside from the \Fax folder having only [3] folders and the \MSFax folder having [6] folders, I have copied some sample WinXP Fax documents to both the \Fax\Inbox and \MSFax\Inbox and \MSFax\SentItems. None of the WinXP are shown in Vista Fax. I know there was a function in WinXP Fax that imported the files, not just copy. I have a feeling that this is what is needed here. Straight copy just doesn't seem to be working. Am I wrong? Would be great. Thoughts? -- Donald Mills "Mills Architect" wrote: I have used the fax function in Windows XP for years. I routinely backup the sent and received files. I would like to import these backed up files into Vista Fax but cannot figure out where they should be copied. It appears it should be c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WindowsNT\MSFax\Inbox or SentItems. I have copied my old file to these folders, but they are not visible in Vista Fax. What am I doing wrong? What setting is not set? I can see the backed up .tif files. They open in the viewer. The faxes I've sent and received in Vista Fax are viewable in Vista Fax. HELP!!! -- Donald Mills
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October 12th 06, 08:21 PM
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Importing Fax Files from XP Backups
The method you are using is the correct one (and the only one). Why it isn't
working with Vista I don't know. I'll see if I can reproduce it when I have some time and bug it directly with the developers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message news  Thanks for the note back. File association for .tif files is MS Office Document Imaging. Found that in CPDefault ProgramsSet Associations. The faxes I do with Vista fax are viewable. The historical files from WinXP Fax, just last week, are not. Yep. Have unhidden files and folders. Have given myself every permissions I can find. Because AutoCAD LT 2007 will not open/run with User Account Control (UAC) running, I have UAC turned off. Would it be helpful to attach a file from each Fax program? Is there some extra "something" the Vista Fax files have that the WinXP files don't? Lastly, seems like an import function is either missing or needed. Or I can't find it if there is one. WinXP Fax has it. That's how I always put the files back when I had to reformat and reinstall in WinXP. THanks again for your help!!! -- Donald Mills "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Let me look into this. It takes some unhiding of files and special permissions even to expose and access those folders. I assume you have done that. Also what is your file association for TIF files? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message ... OK. I have started to copy the files to the Documents\Fax folder. However, there's only the folders for Drafts, Inbox, and Personal Pages. No Sent folder. And I've tried sending and they end up in the MSFax area (see below). If you open Vista Fax, go to Fax Settings\Advanced, there's a button to change the archive folder location, which is c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows NT\MSFax. That location has folders called ActivityLog, Common Coverpages, Inbox, Queue, SentItems, VirtualInbox. Aside from the \Fax folder having only [3] folders and the \MSFax folder having [6] folders, I have copied some sample WinXP Fax documents to both the \Fax\Inbox and \MSFax\Inbox and \MSFax\SentItems. None of the WinXP are shown in Vista Fax. I know there was a function in WinXP Fax that imported the files, not just copy. I have a feeling that this is what is needed here. Straight copy just doesn't seem to be working. Am I wrong? Would be great. Thoughts? -- Donald Mills "Mills Architect" wrote: I have used the fax function in Windows XP for years. I routinely backup the sent and received files. I would like to import these backed up files into Vista Fax but cannot figure out where they should be copied. It appears it should be c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WindowsNT\MSFax\Inbox or SentItems. I have copied my old file to these folders, but they are not visible in Vista Fax. What am I doing wrong? What setting is not set? I can see the backed up .tif files. They open in the viewer. The faxes I've sent and received in Vista Fax are viewable in Vista Fax. HELP!!! -- Donald Mills
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October 13th 06, 05:15 AM
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Thanks for your help!!! Will look forward to hearing from you...
-- Donald Mills "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: The method you are using is the correct one (and the only one). Why it isn't working with Vista I don't know. I'll see if I can reproduce it when I have some time and bug it directly with the developers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message news Thanks for the note back. File association for .tif files is MS Office Document Imaging. Found that in CPDefault ProgramsSet Associations. The faxes I do with Vista fax are viewable. The historical files from WinXP Fax, just last week, are not. Yep. Have unhidden files and folders. Have given myself every permissions I can find. Because AutoCAD LT 2007 will not open/run with User Account Control (UAC) running, I have UAC turned off. Would it be helpful to attach a file from each Fax program? Is there some extra "something" the Vista Fax files have that the WinXP files don't? Lastly, seems like an import function is either missing or needed. Or I can't find it if there is one. WinXP Fax has it. That's how I always put the files back when I had to reformat and reinstall in WinXP. THanks again for your help!!! -- Donald Mills "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Let me look into this. It takes some unhiding of files and special permissions even to expose and access those folders. I assume you have done that. Also what is your file association for TIF files? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message ... OK. I have started to copy the files to the Documents\Fax folder. However, there's only the folders for Drafts, Inbox, and Personal Pages. No Sent folder. And I've tried sending and they end up in the MSFax area (see below). If you open Vista Fax, go to Fax Settings\Advanced, there's a button to change the archive folder location, which is c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows NT\MSFax. That location has folders called ActivityLog, Common Coverpages, Inbox, Queue, SentItems, VirtualInbox. Aside from the \Fax folder having only [3] folders and the \MSFax folder having [6] folders, I have copied some sample WinXP Fax documents to both the \Fax\Inbox and \MSFax\Inbox and \MSFax\SentItems. None of the WinXP are shown in Vista Fax. I know there was a function in WinXP Fax that imported the files, not just copy. I have a feeling that this is what is needed here. Straight copy just doesn't seem to be working. Am I wrong? Would be great. Thoughts? -- Donald Mills "Mills Architect" wrote: I have used the fax function in Windows XP for years. I routinely backup the sent and received files. I would like to import these backed up files into Vista Fax but cannot figure out where they should be copied. It appears it should be c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WindowsNT\MSFax\Inbox or SentItems. I have copied my old file to these folders, but they are not visible in Vista Fax. What am I doing wrong? What setting is not set? I can see the backed up .tif files. They open in the viewer. The faxes I've sent and received in Vista Fax are viewable in Vista Fax. HELP!!! -- Donald Mills
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October 13th 06, 07:55 PM
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Reproduced here. The developers are aware of the issue. Here's the way
things work: If you do an in-place upgrade from Win XP to Vista, all your faxes will be converted to a format which will be visible in Vista Fax. If you do a clean install of Vista then manually move your faxes from XP into Vista's Inbox and SentItems folders using Windows Explorer, they will not be visible. You'll have to open those folders directly in Windows Explorer to view those faxes. Windows Easy Transfer doesn't seem to handle faxes either. They might develop a power toy that will allows users to transfer faxes manually. We'll have to wait and see. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message ... Thanks for your help!!! Will look forward to hearing from you... -- Donald Mills "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: The method you are using is the correct one (and the only one). Why it isn't working with Vista I don't know. I'll see if I can reproduce it when I have some time and bug it directly with the developers. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message news Thanks for the note back. File association for .tif files is MS Office Document Imaging. Found that in CPDefault ProgramsSet Associations. The faxes I do with Vista fax are viewable. The historical files from WinXP Fax, just last week, are not. Yep. Have unhidden files and folders. Have given myself every permissions I can find. Because AutoCAD LT 2007 will not open/run with User Account Control (UAC) running, I have UAC turned off. Would it be helpful to attach a file from each Fax program? Is there some extra "something" the Vista Fax files have that the WinXP files don't? Lastly, seems like an import function is either missing or needed. Or I can't find it if there is one. WinXP Fax has it. That's how I always put the files back when I had to reformat and reinstall in WinXP. THanks again for your help!!! -- Donald Mills "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Let me look into this. It takes some unhiding of files and special permissions even to expose and access those folders. I assume you have done that. Also what is your file association for TIF files? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Mills Architect" wrote in message ... OK. I have started to copy the files to the Documents\Fax folder. However, there's only the folders for Drafts, Inbox, and Personal Pages. No Sent folder. And I've tried sending and they end up in the MSFax area (see below). If you open Vista Fax, go to Fax Settings\Advanced, there's a button to change the archive folder location, which is c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows NT\MSFax. That location has folders called ActivityLog, Common Coverpages, Inbox, Queue, SentItems, VirtualInbox. Aside from the \Fax folder having only [3] folders and the \MSFax folder having [6] folders, I have copied some sample WinXP Fax documents to both the \Fax\Inbox and \MSFax\Inbox and \MSFax\SentItems. None of the WinXP are shown in Vista Fax. I know there was a function in WinXP Fax that imported the files, not just copy. I have a feeling that this is what is needed here. Straight copy just doesn't seem to be working. Am I wrong? Would be great. Thoughts? -- Donald Mills "Mills Architect" wrote: I have used the fax function in Windows XP for years. I routinely backup the sent and received files. I would like to import these backed up files into Vista Fax but cannot figure out where they should be copied. It appears it should be c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WindowsNT\MSFax\Inbox or SentItems. I have copied my old file to these folders, but they are not visible in Vista Fax. What am I doing wrong? What setting is not set? I can see the backed up .tif files. They open in the viewer. The faxes I've sent and received in Vista Fax are viewable in Vista Fax. HELP!!! -- Donald Mills
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