Printing, Imaging, Fax and All-in-One How To Questions
Printing, Imaging, Fax and All-in-One How To Questions
Last Updated 16 May 2004
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Special thanks to the Microsoft Printing, Imaging and Fax MVPs: Cari Miller, Bruce Sanderson and Russ Valentine for making this FAQ possible.
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General Questions
1 What information do I need to include with a post?
2 What is a driver?
3 How can I get a new driver?
4 Where can I get an explanation of the words and terms used in Windows Printing related dialogs and documentation?
Printer Questions
5 How do I add a network printer for all users on a computer?
6 When I open Printers and Faxes there are no printers but there were before (my printers disappeared!)
7 When I try to print from my Windows 9x computer I get prompted for the password for IPC$
8 When I click "Add Printer", nothing happens at all or I receive an "Operation could not be completed" error message.
9 When I use the Add Printer Wizard to install a printer, regardless of what printer I am trying to install, when I click "Finish" I get the error "Operation could not be completed".
10 When I try to start the spooler I get an error message "the dependency service could not be started".
11 I’m using ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) – how do I make my shared printers work?
12 I’m using LPD (Line Printer Daemon) and ICF – how do I make this work?
13 My printer icon in the task tray disappeared!
Fax Questions
14 How do I install the Windows XP Fax Services?
15 Why can't the XP Fax Installation Program find the Installation Files?
16 Why won't the XP Fax program work with my cable modem?
17 Why does the Fax Monitor no longer appear when sending and receiving faxes?
18 Why can't I view faxes in the Fax Console?
19 How can I view the Faxes from my earlier version of Microsoft Fax (AWD files)?
20 Why won't the XP Fax Service obey my dialing rules?
21 Can I use XP Fax with Microsoft Outlook?
22 How can I send multiple documents in one transmission with XP Fax?
23 Why can't I share my fax modem when using XP Fax?
24 Why won't my Fax Program distinguish fax calls from voice calls?
25 Why do my Fax transmissions fail so often?
26 Why do I see two entries in the address list for the same contact?
27 Why does Fax monitoring stop working in XP?
28 What is the support for network send/receive of faxes?
29 Where do I find the list of modems certified by Microsoft?
30 How do I get the Fax printer icon back?
31 How do I send Fax using DSL?
32 How do I install Fax in Windows 2000?
33 Can Windows 2000 machine act as a client?
34 How do I Share the Fax printer in Windows 2000?
35 How do I fax a document from within a program?
36 What are the different resolutions supported in Microsoft Fax?
37 What is the limit on the number of fax devices supported on different Operating Systems?
38 How do I print multiple documents in one fax job?
39 How do I set up Fax to work with long distance calling cards?
40 How do I save my Faxes and Cover pages to use in another installation?
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