What was Microsoft thinking when they decided to omit fax and scan capabilities from Windows Vista Home editions of the new(?) operating system. I recently upgraded from XP Home Edition to Vista Home Premium for the security and usability benefits promoted by Microsoft. Now that I want to send a fax I find that this newer but somewhat dumber version of Windows has no such capability. Come...

Hello World ! I ran into this weird problem this morning : - Win2k3 server sharing a laserjet printer connected to LPT1 on the network. Security settings set to "everybody : print / manage cue / etc...kinda full control". - Vista laptop with local administrator profile logged in (no network / AD user.) 1st thing is : I cant connect the server without having to log on the

Hi, I just purchased a Compaq Presario with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed. I had previously had a Dell Dimension. I am experienceing a prblem installing my printer and getting it to work. I have a Dell All In One A920. I installed the software and obtained the compatibility drivers from the Microsoft website and I have the service pack 1 update. The computer is recoginzing the...

I am testing VISTA Ultimate and find that I cannot get any of my older scanners to scan - nor can I find VISTA drivers for them. I have 1) HP PSC950 AIO (It prints however) 2) MUSTEK 1200LP 3) UMAX POWERLOOK II Anyone out there have any luck getting any of the above to scan in

::My wife’s laptop has an interesting issue. If you go to Control Panel | Printers, no printers show, not even Fax or the Windows XPS Document Writer. The other is a Shared Printer on my Vista Desktop 32 bit. The other Vista Desktop 64 bit see all printers fine and the other laptop, but not this laptop. :: ::Interestingly enough, Microsoft Office 2007 applications see the printers and can...

Hi, I hope someone can help. Using Windows Server 2003. I initiate a fax via code. It is a tif file which has been modified with annotations. The file gets sent to the fax server and is sent successfully, however only the banner and the first quarter inch of the file is received. The rest is a blank page. Furthermore, In the fax console, if I double click the fax when it is in the inbox, then...

I've recently got a new Dell Inspiron 530 computer with a 32 bit operating system. It already has Vista home premium loaded onto it. I have also bought a Samsung ML-2510 laser printer to go with it. It prints Word documents perfectly, but when i try to print webpages it gives the error message above. I've trawled through the web and various forums and tried various fixes without joy. Can...

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my wireless 2700HG-B 2wire router is offline,wireless light is out. my printer is Brother MFC-845CW and won't print. it is also wireless. what is the problem? -- Larry Peterson

I have a 2003 srv with a microsoft shared fax printer that works perfectly with xp client. If I connect to this shared fax from vista, it install, but if I send fax it go to the local fax printer and not go to the fax server . From printer folders, If I open the linked fax, I always see the local fax queue and not the server queue. Why? Is this a bug?? Thank you Alessandro

The print to file option does not show up in the vista version of word or adobe files. How can I create a .prn or postscript file from programs in vista. Thanks

the printer completes the install and it is set for the default printer...but nothing happens when I try to print....

When print spooler service is running the cursor shows busy signal and the applications of MS office slow down substantially. After closing print spooler the applications work fine. When I first start my office applications and after that I start my print spooler service they also work ok. What can I do to prevent this from happening every time?

Everything I print from Windows Mail comes out in a 16 dpi size. How can I reduce this? I have Vista Home Premium

According to Canon Tech Support--spoke to the manager -- no Canon Printer is compatible with XP Pro's and Vista Business's Remote Desktop. Since their printer drivers are made in Japan, the manager of inkjet support told me all he could do was forward my request to the highest level here in America with the suggestion of supporting the Remote desktop. I even tried Black Ice's Print2XP (the cost...

I have 3 users who share 3 different HP printers. We are running into an issue where the driver requires a reinstallation from our print server out of the blue. When this happens all 3 printers go offline(Waiting for driver update) and none of them can print to any of the printers. Once one of them goes through the process of installing the driver it gives an error msg about not being able...

HI i've developed a simple printer driver that doesn't communicate with a physical printer but instead creates a PDF or TIF file for every page. Now i've written an application to automate printer installation The app does this: - copy driver files - install new driver - creates a new local port - creates a new printer

I bought Epson stylus printer DX6000 and vindows vista can not recogniza the printer . i used the laest updates of the printer driver and I updated the windows also BUT WITHOUT ANYBENEFIT!!!!. i have windows vista home edition 32 bit which is the worst.(I think) God Please. windows XP the best.

When I try to move the Fax archive folder to a networked computer, I get the following error: "The folder specified does not exist. Since the folder specified is located on a remote computer, create the folder manually and assign it access permissions for the Fax Service. Press Help for more information." Pressing the Help button does nothing at all btw. The client is running Vista...

Until several months ago, I was able to scan in Vista Ultimate (SP1). Recently, however, when I start WFS.exe, nothing happens at all. I don't see the application in my task list or on the screen. Any suggestions on how to get it working? T