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- WinFax PRO 10.0 Symantec Corporation
- Release Notes February 2000
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-
- The following information reflects changes made since the
- WinFax PRO User's Guide was printed. We recommend you
- review this document before you install and use WinFax.
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- INSTALLATION NOTES
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-
- This section describes known issues that you may encounter
- when installing WinFax.
-
- Installing WinFax with NAV 5.0 Auto-Protect enabled
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- The "scan all files" option enabled in NAV 5.0's Auto-Protect
- feature may hinder the complete installation of
- WinFax. To ensure a complete install, simply change
- the option to scan "Program files" only.
-
- Scripted Install and DCOM/COMCTL32
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- Before running a scripted installation (automated
- multiple install) of WinFax, you must install or update
- DCOM (Windows 95) and COMCTL32. The related executable
- files (DCOM95.EXE and 40COMUPD.EXE) are located in the
- ADMIN directory on your WinFax installation CD.
-
- Installing the RightFax communications device
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- If you want to be able to use the RightFax Client server
- feature in WinFax, you must install WinFax using the
- Custom Install option. During installation, select Custom
- Install, and ensure that RightFax is selected as an available
- Communications Device.
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- WinFax Fax Sharing
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- To use the Fax Sharing feature, we recommend that you have
- the most recent version of DCOM98 installed on your computer.
- This will ensure that all Fax Sharing features function
- smoothly. To download the latest version of DCOM98, visit the
- Microsoft Web site at:
- http://www.microsoft.com/Com/resources/downloads.asp
- This is required ONLY if you want to run WinFax in
- Fax Sharing mode.
-
- When the Fax Sharing option is enabled, you must have
- the same date, time, and location settings on both the host and
- the client computers. Additionally, the dial as entered location
- should not be used when configuring the Fax Sharing
- host, as this may incorrectly assemble phone numbers sent from
- the Fax Sharing client.
-
- When running in Fax Sharing mode, you must be running the
- same language versions of your operating system on both the host
- and the client computers.
-
- When running in Fax Sharing mode, a mixture of double-byte
- character (DBCS) and single-byte character (SBCS) systems
- may not be used. Both the host and client machines must be
- using the same type of character system.
-
- When setting up the WinFax Fax Sharing host machine, you must
- close and then restart WinFax in order for all settings to
- be activated.
-
- Be aware that a Fax Sharing Host may take a relatively long
- time to close if attached Clients are shut down without first
- exiting the Controller.
-
-
-
- Dial-Up NetWorking in Windows 95
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-
- If you use the Fax Sharing feature and you also connect
- to the Internet using your modem (via a dial-up connection), you
- are prompted to connect to the Internet each time you start
- WinFax.
-
- Quick Fix: When prompted, click Cancel, as you do not need
- to connect to the Internet to use WinFax.
-
- There are two ways to handle this situation on an ongoing basis:
-
- A You can click Cancel each time this dialog appears (as
- mentioned above). This option is best suited to those who
- connect to the Internet more frequently than they use
- WinFax, or for those who cannot change their Internet
- connection method because of corporate standards.
-
- B You can change your Internet connection method to the
- network option so that this dialog does not appear when you
- start WinFax. When you next want to connect to the Internet,
- you must then change your connection method back to the modem
- option.
-
- If you want to use Option B, do the following:
-
- 1 Click the Windows Start button, point to Settings, and then
- click Control Panel.
- 2 Double click "Internet".
- 3 Click the Connection tab.
- 4 Do one of the following:
- - If you have Internet Explorer 4.0 installed: Enable Connect
- To The Internet Using A Local Area Network.
- - If you do not have Internet Explorer 4.0 installed: Disable
- Connect To The Internet As Needed.
- 5 Click Apply.
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- DIALING AND AREA CODE ISSUES
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-
- When setting up a WinFax dialing and location Area Code Rule,
- note that if you enable the All Calls Are Local checkbox, all
- calls made to the specified area code will be dialed as local
- calls, regardless of their exchange.
-
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- EMAIL ISSUES
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-
- When setting up email accounts that you plan to use with
- WinFax, do not use password containing HI-ASCII or DBCS
- characters. User names containing HI-ASCII or DBCS
- characters are permissable.
-
- If you are using SMTP/POP3 Internet mail, you should connect to
- the Internet before using the Send Fax By Email feature, in
- order to avoid possible login error messages.
-
- If your Send Fax By Email recipients are running virus detection
- software, the self-viewing executable file format in which
- faxes sent by email are packaged may cause a false virus alert.
-
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- MODEM ISSUES
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-
- 3Com US Robotics modems
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- If you install your USR modem in Windows as a "Standard modem",
- Windows will send the wrong TAPI commands to the modem,
- causing errors. To avoid this, install your USR modem using
- the USR-supplied INF file.
-
- If you use the following USR modem:
- USR 56K WIN INT soft modem, #5690, VXD 10/29/99, VXD rev.1.00.028,
- call discrimination may not function. Contact your modem provider
- for the latest driver updates, as support for this feature may be
- provided in a future version of the modem.
-
- If you are running a USR Professional Message modem, a memory modem
- capable of receiving and storing fax messages while WinFax is not
- running, you may encounter the following problem. Normally, WinFax
- simply downloads messages stored in the USR Professional
- Message modem when it is started. However, if the modem's memory
- is filled to capacity, some message file corruption can occur.
- We therefore recommend that you run WinFax on a regular basis
- to avoid this problem. In extreme cases, the Controller will
- experience a General Protection Fault, and you will need to manually
- clear the data stored in the modem (all messages will be lost).
- To do this:
- 1) Run the Windows HyperTerminal utility provided with your
- operating system.
- 2) On the dialog that appears, leave the Connection Description
- field blank.
- 3) Click File/Properties, and in the Connect Using field, ensure
- that the USR Professional Message modem is selected.
- 4) Type AT+MEM, and press Enter.
- 5) Close HyperTerminal.
-
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- ISDN ISSUES
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-
- At the time of this software release, not all ISDN card
- manufacturers had Windows 2000 drivers available for testing.
- Not all ISDN cards may work with WinFax if you are running
- Windows 2000. Contact your ISDN card manufacturer for more
- information, and for the latest updates and drivers.
-
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- MICROSOFT EXCHANGE/OUTLOOK ISSUES
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-
- In Outlook and Outlook Express, any names entered must not
- exceed 70 characters (35 DBCS characters), or the WinFax
- phonebook scrolling and searching capabilities may be impacted.
-
- If you upgraded to this version of WinFax from the WinFax
- Starter Edition, when you receive a new email message
- you may not be able to click on any options on that
- email, and you may get an "out of memory" error. If this
- happens, close the message and, on the Outlook Tools menu,
- click Accounts. Then set another email account as the Default.
-
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- LOTUS NOTES ISSUES
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-
- If you are running Lotus Notes and WinFax, WinFax may not
- be able to automatically update your Path variable to include
- your Lotus Notes location. If this occurs, you will be prompted
- to edit your autoexec.bat file to contain the path location
- in which you have installed Lotus Notes.
- For example: "path=%path%;c:notes"
- where "c:" is the installation location
- Note that this issue applies to Windows 95/98 users only.
- For related issues applying to Windows NT/2000 users, please
- see the section entitled Windows NT/2000 Issues.
-
- If running Lotus Notes with WinFax, your WinFax
- email login may fail if you use a login name containing
- double-byte (DBCS) characters.
-
- If running Lotus Notes with WinFax, your WinFax email
- functionality may fail if Lotus Notes is installed in a
- directory containing double-byte (DBCS) characters, or if your
- Lotus Notes ID contains double-byte characters.
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- AOL ISSUES
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-
- If you install WinFax and you use AOL 3.0 or AOL 4.0
- Preview Edition in Windows 95, you will experience problems
- using the AOL internal browser.
-
- To resolve this issue, upgrade to AOL 4.0 or use another browser
- (for example Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) to access
- the Internet.
-
- The Send Fax By Email feature is not available to AOL users.
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- WINDOWS NT/2000 ISSUES
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-
- WinFax NT/2000 Server
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- Please note that WinFax is supported on Windows NT/2000
- workstation installations only. It is not supported on
- Windows NT/2000 Server.
-
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- WinFax NT/2000 Service answers all calls
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- By default, the WinFax NT/2000 Service is set to Automatic
- and loads when NT/2000 starts. This allows WinFax to
- accept faxes before you log into NT/2000. (The WinFax
- NT/2000 Service intercepts all calls.) To avoid possible
- conflicts with Remote Access Service and other services
- that rely on the modem, set the WinFax NT/2000 Service
- to Manual or configure Call Discrimination.
-
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- Call Discrimination and Distinctive Ring
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- At the time of release, Windows 2000 did not support the
- Call Discrimination and Distinctive Ring telephony services
- in WinFax. Check the Microsoft Web site for recent updates
- or service packs which may provide support for these
- features.
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- Notification and Fax Forwarding Rules
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- Notification and Fax Forwarding rules will only be applied
- to new calls after you log into Windows NT/2000.
-
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- Lotus Notes and Windows NT/2000
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- If you are running Lotus Notes and WinFax together
- under Windows NT/2000, WinFax may not be able to
- automatically update your Path variable to include
- your Lotus Notes location. If this occurs, you will be prompted
- to manually edit your environment path variable to
- contain the path location in which you have
- installed Lotus Notes. To do this, open your Windows
- Control Panel, double-click System, and click the
- Environment tab. Add your Lotus Notes location to
- the existing Path variable.
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- WINFAX/MOBILE ESSENTIALS ISSUES
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-
- If you are running Mobile Essentials and have it set to manage
- WinFax settings (in Other Programs), you must set up WinFax to
- use Windows dialing, as TAPI is required to support switching
- dialing information at location change.
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- CONCORD SERVICES ISSUES
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-
- If you are running Windows 95/98, the Concord Services
- Fax Broadcast feature may not work on some modems. Please contact
- Concord Services for more information.
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