This thread is about a complaint that Microsoft removed Windows Fax and Scan
from Vista Home Premium. My post is spot on because it covers that topic.
Your post of:
Microsoft took nothing away from you. The only thing Microsoft did was
remove its analog fax modem software from the less expensive versions of
Vista. That's not even what you're using. Accordingly, your post has nothing
at all to do with Vista or Microsoft. It has only to do with your third
party AIO products.
So stand tall. Read the manuals. Ask the manufacturers for support if you
don't understand them. Your issue is 100% end user error.
Is off topic because you claim that Microsoft took nothing away from you and
pointed to some 3rd party vendor as the problem. Microsoft DID take away
Windows fax and scan from the Vista Home sku's as compared to the XP Home
sku's which is what the original poster was complaining about. Pointing the
finger at the user for not reading the fine print or to 3rd party AOI
products is misleading and false. Even if I install a fax modem (which I
tried on my machine) Vista home SKu's will work just fine with the modem for
connecting to the Internet. However it is missing the pieces allow faxing to
work through that same modem unless you move to Ultimate or a business SKU.
Don't chastise people for complaining that Microsoft removed functionality
and make you pay a lot more bucks to get it when that is exactly what they
did.
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
Quite well known to everyone here and not the topic of this thread. Exactly
what was your point? What did you think you were correcting?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Steve Smegner" wrote in message
...
I am wide awake and know of what I speak.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win.../fax-scan.aspx is
pretty clear. I stated I had a fax server and could not use it in Vista
Home
edition. It had nothing to do with fax modems analog or otherwise.
Whenever I
try to access the remote fax server (fax print function) from Vista Home I
am
directed to the Windows Fax and Scan function which is not available in
Vista
Home. Microsoft has decided that the average home user would not need the
capability to scan or fax. Since Enterprise SKU is not available to
consumers
only the Ultimate Edition is available for the home user to fax and scan.
And
that requires paying much more than the average price for Vista Home.
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
Wake up. AIO support has never had anything to do with the Windows Fax
module. Everyone knows full well which Vista versions include fax support
for standalone fax modems. No need to restate the obvious.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Steve Smegner" wrote in message
...
No Russ you have it wrong. "Windows Fax and Scan" functionality is ONLY
included in the Enterprise and Ultimate Editions. I worked for MSFt for
nearly 10 years. They are monitizing functionality. The functionality
is
on
the disc but unavailable unless you key in a PID that matches an
Enterprise
or Ultimate SKU. I have a fax server that works just fine on my XP and
Vista
Ultimate machine. On the laptop I am typing on now I have Vista Home
Premium.
When I try and use the fax server I get a prompt that fax client
software
is
not installed and do I want to install it. If I click Yes it pops up
and
tells me some DLL is missing. The option to install the functionality
is
not
available in this SKU. I have to install the Ultimate Edition on this
machine
before that functionality becomes available. I went through this on my
other
Vista machines that originally had Home Premium installed. Same error.
Same
issue. When I entered an Ultimate PID the suddenly the machine would
find
the
missing DLL and install the functionality.
This has nothing to do with 3rd party vendor fax products or software.
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
Microsoft took nothing away from you. The only thing Microsoft did was
remove its analog fax modem software from the less expensive versions
of
Vista. That's not even what you're using. Accordingly, your post has
nothing
at all to do with Vista or Microsoft. It has only to do with your
third
party AIO products.
So stand tall. Read the manuals. Ask the manufacturers for support if
you
don't understand them. Your issue is 100% end user error.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Donald" wrote in message
...
For months I have been dogging my PC Manufacturer and the makers of
the
three
all-in-one (printer/scan/fax/copy) units I've gone through for their
lack
of
interest in my inability to scan to a fax, e-mail or just a plain
file
document or picture. I see why so many of my friends (son & sister
included)
have gone Mac. I'm not sure I can continue to stand tall and
support
you
much longer after taking away a function so basic to every computer
user.
Donald
"Ree" wrote:
I'm thoroughly DISGUSTED with MicroSoft for removing this feature
from
the
program. I used this feature frequently. If I had known this
prior
to
recently purchasing this system and upgrade--I probably would not
have.
Microsoft, you've gotten so big that you seem to feel it's okay to
'dog-out'
your loyal customers without any negative ramifications to you.
NOT
COOL!!!!
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