I've been running phone tools in XP for quite a while now with no
problems. it runs just the same as it ever did in Windows 98 and
Windows ME

John

On Sun, 05 Jan 2003 09:17:56 GMT, you wrote:

>
>"pike_by_nature " wrote:
>
>> I've just upgraded to Windows XP, and although Phonetools worked well
>> for some weeks, it's just decided not to. Don't know why - I haven't
>> loaded or unloaded anything - it's just hanging whenever I try to
>> start it up.
>>
>> BVRP's web-site says that Phonetools won't work with XP - full stop.
>> They "suggest" I purchase their new whizzy software - but as all I
>> really need phonetools for is retrieving faxes from the 56solo when I
>> walk into my office in the morning, I can't help feeling there should
>> be some other solution.
>
>A couple of ideas -
>
>1.) If you must, try putting PhoneTools into compatibility mode - I
>always found it pretty horrible even in the OS it was supposed to work
>with though [put "compatibility mode" into the search of XP's 'Help' to
>find out how to do this].
>
>
>2.) Just like the Pace Solo's driver, all you need is already built
>into XP. The following is from:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/WI\
NDOWSXP/home/using/productdoc/en/app_faxclient.asp
>_______________
>"...Using Fax
>
>Fax provides you with complete fax facilities from your computer.
>You can configure fax settings, send and receive faxes, track and
>monitor fax activity, and access archived faxes. Using Fax, you
>can choose to send and receive faxes with a local fax device
>attached to your computer, or with a remote fax device connected
>to fax resources located on a network.
>
>Fax is not installed by default during Windows Setup.
>
>To install the Fax component
>
> 1. Open Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.
> 2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
> 3. In the Windows Components Wizard, select the Fax Services
>check box, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
>
>Note
> * To open Fax after installation, click Start, point to All
>Programs, point to Accessories, point to Communications, and then
>click Fax Console.
> * For more information on using Fax, click Help in Fax
>Console..."
>_______________
>
>However, I've yet to use this fax facility of the Solo in XP -
>anyone else...?
>___
>Ade
>
>

John M Greenwood.