The Windows XP-Based Fax Service Does Not Transfer Incoming Faxes to Your Inbox in Outlook 2000 or Outlook 2002 (311794)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000

This article was previously published under Q311794

SYMPTOMS

You cannot use the Windows XP-based Fax service to transfer incoming faxes into your Inbox in Outlook 2000 or Outlook 2002.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) for the Fax service is not supported on computers that are running Windows XP. On Windows XP-based computers, you can send faxes only to a folder in which the fax is saved as a fax file.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior:
  1. When you are prompted to specify routing options for incoming faxes, click the option to store a copy of the fax in a folder, and then locate a folder in which you want to store the faxes.
  2. Start either Outlook 2000 or Outlook 2002.
  3. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Mail Message.
  4. Attach the fax file to the message. To do this, click File on the Insert menu, and then locate and click the file to attach it to the message.
  5. Send the message to yourself or to the fax recipient.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to configure the Fax service, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

227194 How to Configure Windows 2000 to Send and Receive Faxes

246151 How to Configure Outlook to Receive Windows 2000 Faxes


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/4/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbFax kbprb KB311794