WinFax Pro - dead???

[Quack]

Hello geniuses

anyone know if symantec winfax pro will run in win 7?

 

[VanguardLH]

anyone know if symantec winfax pro will run in win 7?

So what did you mean by "dead" in your subject header? The last
Delrina-made version 7 (there was no v5 or v6 because Delrina wanted to
match the 2007 for MS Office). Then Symantec acquire Delrina in 1995.
After that, versions 7 to 10 were under the control of Symantec (can't
tell you who actually did the coding). The last version (that I could
find) was 10.2 release in 2001 but I only got that due to conflict with
Norton Suite. 10.4 in 2005 was the last release (never saw it though).
It was actually a dead product after v9 with no memorable changes to
v10.

Last update to Winfax was in 2005. Windows Vista was released in 2007.
Windows 7 was released in 2009. Obviously software can't be designed to
work with operating systems that don't yet exist. Yeah, it's "dead" in
the sense that it was acquired, modified enough to spur sales revenue
with insignificant "major" releases, and then left to rot by Symantec.

If it won't install, it's like a 16-bit installer problem. If it
installs but won't run, see if it will run under a compatibility mode.
If that fails, and if you have a version of Windows 7 that support it,
install and run inside the Windows XP virtual machine (XP Mode) for
Windows 7. Nope, Home editions of Windows are always crippled and XP
Mode is not supported in the Home edition of Windows 7.

http://community.norton.com/t5/Other-Norton-Products/Win-Fax-Pro-and-Windows-7/td-p/258589
(CPU hardware virtualization is no longer a requirement for XP mode)

You never mentioned if you have a 32- or 64-bit version of Windows 7.
WinFax Pro, because of when it was developed and when support ended,
only has 32-bit drivers. So you can't use WinFax at all in a 64-bit
version of Windows XP/Vista/7.

Windows XP came with a Fax Service and control center to do faxing from
that OS. So did Windows Vista and Windows 7. Is there a reason you
don't use the faxing functionality already in the OS?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-fax-and-scan

If you going to use ANY fax *software* then obviously you also need an
analog data/fax modem. Do you have one built into the motherboard (and
available as an external "fax" jack) or a fax card in a slot? If you
get an all-in-one printer, you don't need fax software or an analog
data/fax modem (since it's built into the printer). Alternatively, and
instead of using any fax software on your host or getting an all-in-one
printer or dedicated fax machine, there are several online fax services
that are free (free eFax account lets you receive only; free FaxZero and
GotFreeFax let you send only).

 

[Quack]

So what did you mean by "dead" in your subject header? The last
Delrina-made version 7 (there was no v5 or v6 because Delrina wanted to
match the 2007 for MS Office). Then Symantec acquire Delrina in 1995.
After that, versions 7 to 10 were under the control of Symantec (can't
tell you who actually did the coding). The last version (that I could
find) was 10.2 release in 2001 but I only got that due to conflict with
Norton Suite. 10.4 in 2005 was the last release (never saw it though).
It was actually a dead product after v9 with no memorable changes to
v10.

Last update to Winfax was in 2005. Windows Vista was released in 2007.
Windows 7 was released in 2009. Obviously software can't be designed to
work with operating systems that don't yet exist. Yeah, it's "dead" in
the sense that it was acquired, modified enough to spur sales revenue
with insignificant "major" releases, and then left to rot by Symantec.

Nasty bums!

If it won't install, it's like a 16-bit installer problem. If it
installs but won't run, see if it will run under a compatibility mode.
If that fails, and if you have a version of Windows 7 that support it,
install and run inside the Windows XP virtual machine (XP Mode) for
Windows 7. Nope, Home editions of Windows are always crippled and XP
Mode is not supported in the Home edition of Windows 7.
Understood

http://community.norton.com/t5/Other-Norton-Products/Win-Fax-Pro-and-Windows-7/td-p/258589
(CPU hardware virtualization is no longer a requirement for XP mode)

You never mentioned if you have a 32- or 64-bit version of Windows 7.
WinFax Pro, because of when it was developed and when support ended,
only has 32-bit drivers. So you can't use WinFax at all in a 64-bit
version of Windows XP/Vista/7.

My Win 7 is 32 bit.

Windows XP came with a Fax Service and control center to do faxing from
that OS. So did Windows Vista and Windows 7. Is there a reason you
don't use the faxing functionality already in the OS?

I have no idea how, but that Fax and Scan has disappeared from my computer.
I could find no other fax facility in the Win 7 and searching
Microsoft's files didn't help.. I sent a couple of emails to Microsoft
looking for the program but they ignored them.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-fax-and-scan

I had that but it doesn't get far on my computer fax and scan is gone.

If you going to use ANY fax *software* then obviously you also need an
analog data/fax modem. Do you have one built into the motherboard (and
available as an external "fax" jack) or a fax card in a slot? If you
get an all-in-one printer, you don't need fax software or an analog
data/fax modem (since it's built into the printer). Alternatively, and
instead of using any fax software on your host or getting an all-in-one
printer or dedicated fax machine, there are several online fax services
that are free (free eFax account lets you receive only; free FaxZero and
GotFreeFax let you send only).

My fax device is Zoom 56K, large thumb size, USB modem, model 3095. It
has worked with Fax and Scan before that prog. disappeared. I prefer to
use my own fax.

Huge thanks for your help VanguardLH

 

[VanguardLH]

I have no idea how, but that Fax and Scan has disappeared from my computer.

Google search:

http://www.google.com/search?q=+"windows+7"+%2Bfax+%2Bmissing

found:

"May not be in an OEM version"

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-missing/aa0e2a2e-e2b1-46e7-a0bc-6b3340205a19

 

[Howard]

It won't run even if you install it in XP mode. Faxtalk is a good
alternative but a bit pricey. Howard

 

[Loonie]

Google search:

http://www.google.com/search?q=+"windows+7"+%2Bfax+%2Bmissing

found:

"May not be in an OEM version"

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-missing/aa0e2a2e-e2b1-46e7-a0bc-6b3340205a19

Great job VLH, I wish I had 10% of what you know.

Fax and Scan is now happily back with me.

Thank you and have a super week