Windows Fax & Scan

[jmp0889]

I've run searches from every platform that I can think of, and I just can't find any information on Win Fax & Scan in Windows 7. I'm running the Windows 7 Ultimate RC build 7229, and, like Vista, Fax & scan is available.

Has Fax & Scan been added to all Win 7 versions by Microsoft, or is it still offered in only one edition?

 

[Orbital Shark]

Hi jmp0889, welcome to the forums.

Only time will tell as the only version of 7 available at the minute is 'Ultimate'. I can't see why it would not be added though as it looks to be a very handy tool.




Jeff

 

[LarryS]

I've run searches from every platform that I can think of, and I just can't find any information on Win Fax & Scan in Windows 7. I'm running the Windows 7 Ultimate RC build 7229, and, like Vista, Fax & scan is available.

Has Fax & Scan been added to all Win 7 versions by Microsoft, or is it still offered in only one edition?

I can tell you that it is in build 7100 "Starter" edition as I have installed and evaluated it.

 

[dmc]

I miss WinFax

When I upgraded from XP to Vista I upgraded to Ultimate because I wanted Fax and Scan as WinFax no longer worked in XP.

I was really surprised to find out that you could not print directly from Word into Fax and Scan as you could do with WinFax.

I have just upgraded ffrom Vista Ultimate to Windows Seven. I was hoping that Fax and Scan had been upgraded. It wasn't


Would be nice if Fax and Scan would accept a Word document eiter directly from word or as afile clicked on and Sent to Fax and Scan.


After all of these windows upgrades WinFax of years ago still has Fax and Scan beat

 

[RogerR]

Would be nice if Fax and Scan would accept a Word document eiter directly from word or as afile clicked on and Sent to Fax and Scan.


After all of these windows upgrades WinFax of years ago still has Fax and Scan beat

Not to flog a dead horse here, but yes, the embedded scan program is pathetic. Adobe integrates into MS Office but not the scanner.

I checked for scanner compatibility before going to Win7 x64 Ultimate, and sure enough the driver is available. Windows even found it and installed it for me. Nice, I thought ... But the HP scan utility will NOT install, and M$ will not scan to .pdf, so it almost worthless for documents since a (huge) jpeg is the smallest format available.

Sure wish there was a work-around.

 

[harpua]

A great program that works with most scanners is Vuescan. Might want to check out their free trial version. It supports most scanners, even very old ones.

 

[RogerR]

A great program that works with most scanners is Vuescan.

I tried Vuescan and it did find and operate my HP 7400C seamlessly out of the box. Output quality however was unimpressive compared to Win7's fax and scan and the original HP software. For $40 I'm more inclined to keep looking.

Does anyone know if any other HP software would work, given there is a driver for the hardware?

 

[avoca72756]

I've been trying to find out if there are any improvements to the Windows 7 version of Fax and Scan. I agree wholeheartedly with RogerR, it is so crippled and pathetic in Vista. It is looking like the answer is no, no improvements? Meaning I guess it is just the same deliberately idiotic step by merciless step program that it is in Vista. That alone would have been worth the upgrade to Windows 7, now I can't think of a single reason.

 

[drxray]

Is fax available on all versions of Windows 7?
Thank you.

 

[Jane Fagan]

Windows Fax and Scan

I have an external fax modem that I bought from Dell with the Computer that I bought 2 weeks ago.

Each time I try to send a fax it says that the media is write protected. I need to be able to send faxes and receive faxes. does anyone know how I can fix this?

 

[RealPetChicken]

i have fax and scan on Ultimate, i can confirm because i actually do use it sometimes.

 

[HammerHead]

Fax

I bagged Win 7 Fax. Here is a link to what I use. It plays well with Win 7 and does the job for me. It is like thirty bucks and the lisc is good for two rigs. They have a free 30 day trial.

EssentialFax - Fax Software for Windows 7, Windows Vista & Windows XP

 

[HammerHead]

Maybe

DMC:

"I was really surprised to find out that you could not print directly from Word into Fax and Scan as you could do with WinFax."

MS removed the interaction of Word with Fax and Scan. Or did they? It no longer shows up in menus and commands. But I was able to scan in to word by useing key strokes. I don't remember the exact key stroke but it was kike ctrl-i-s or similar. Someone familar with the keyboard commands in Word 2007 or 2003 might be able to help. I believe the only thing removed was traces of it in the UI. The code still exists in the program. I think!!

 

[HammerHead]

Office 2010

Key strokes to insert from scanner:

Alt, I, P, S will give you a window to insert a scan.

Now there is probably a way to fax. If I can find it.

The only solutions I found for faxing.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/d...00516.aspx?Category=CL102416966#last=;Index=0

 

[nicolelee]

Please refer to:
Windows Fax and Scan - Windows 7 features - Microsoft Windows

however, I recommend that you use a 3rd party fax software like Joyfax, VentaFax instead, they are more professional.

 

[Imperfect1]

And there's also eFax (https://www.efax.com/features) which has an additional free feature that none of the others have: LARGE FILE SHARING. You can send multiple x-large files that are too big for email, including videos and high resolution images, without resulting in a blocked or bounced email. Watch Video. The files are actually transmitted by email, with a link provided to the recipient to open them.