Fax Service

Allows the sending and receiving of faxes

Reference:

• Search Microsoft Support: Fax Service

In XPlite Professional you can find Fax Service under the group titled  Communication and Messaging.

Install Fax Service:

If you install Fax Service to your system using XPlite Professional you will also be required to install the following components that Fax Service requires:

•  Telephony

Uninstall Fax Service:

Fax Service is not required by other system components in XPlite Professional. You can safely uninstall Fax Service without compromising other XPlite Professional components.

BUT PLEASE NOTE: You may have other software installed that does require Fax Service. If you encounter any compatibility issues with other software you can quickly and easily reinstall Fax Service using XPlite Professional.

Compatibility:

XPlite Professional can completely uninstall Fax Service and reinstall to repair Fax Service on:

• Windows XP Professional: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows XP Home: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows 2000 Professional: orig, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
• Windows 2003 Server: orig, SP1, SP2(coming!)

User Removal Statistics for Fax Service

XPlite:
Of 445 sampled Windows XP users, 115 left Fax Service installed and 330 people uninstalled Fax Service from their system.

2000lite:
Of 393 sampled Windows 2000 users, 23 left Fax Service installed and 144 people uninstalled it from their system. No data for another 226 users (advanced features hidden or incomplete log data).

Pro Users can help us collect these removal statistics.

1. In XPlite or 2000lite press to access preferences.
2. Ensure logging is on.
3. Check "Send component state data when checking for upgrades" on the Preferences tab.
4. Using the Check for Upgrades button on the About tab.

The information sent is the last block only of component installation state data - you can see this in the log as "option=1" or "option=0". No personal information is conveyed.