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Re: Cannot fax from Vista on a Small Business Server fax
Hi Rearden,
Can you send us all the details: OS and SKU of the server and client. Also,
send us the user you are trying to connect as? Is it a domain admin, local
admin for client or server?
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Renu Bhattar
Windows Fax Team
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"Rearden" <Rearden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1B1F2998-4165-4BC5-BED1-CD55280743D6@microsoft.com...
>I had same problem, and there are no specific posts in the KB... been
>messing
> with it off and on for more than a week now and happened to stumble on
> this.
> I'm normally a fan of MS products but this just seems like sloppy
> coding...
> what is the point of UNC if it's not used consistently? Just didn't want
> you
> all to think this fellow was the only one having the problem...
>
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Here is what the fax developers recommended: use \\servername in the text
>> box for remote server. That should work. No need to put the trailing
>> “\fax”.
>> How did you get around the lack of rights problem? Did you get the same
>> error message even when you ran as an administrator? What was the exact
>> content of the error message?
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "Roland" <Roland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FB97902D-6165-4DA0-9F41-8521A4AC2C71@microsoft.com...
>> >I also did what you asked - start the Fax wizard specifically as
>> > "Administrator".
>> > Same result.
>> > However, see my earlier post - I managed to solve the problem more or
>> > less
>> > by accident.
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help!
>> > Roland
>> >
>> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> That's not what I asked. This is Vista, not XP. You are not running as
>> >> an
>> >> administrator just because you belong to an administrator group.
>> >> Launch
>> >> the
>> >> Fax program as an administrator (R click the icon).
>> >> --
>> >> Russ Valentine
>> >> [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> "Roland" <Roland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:C6A654E7-18E3-4C0D-AA5E-16E8FEE18402@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Yes, I belong to the Domain group "Administrators"
>> >> >
>> >> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> But this is Vista. Are you running as an administrator?
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Russ Valentine
>> >> >> [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> >> "Roland" <Roland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:E7D29621-8FAB-4651-B1E9-4C765B63D874@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Interesting...
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I tried to connect to the SBS:
>> >> >> > \\Servername
>> >> >> > and now I get the message that I have no right to do that - and
>> >> >> > that
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > need
>> >> >> > to contact a "Fax administrator" even though I have
>> >> >> > administrative
>> >> >> > rights.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> I think you setup a new fax server..not a printer
>> >> >> >> new fax
>> >> >> >> Connect to fax server
>> >> >> >> \\yoursbsservername
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> try that
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
>> >> >> >> > Got it. I'll send this on the the developers to see if they
>> >> >> >> > have
>> >> >> >> > any
>> >> >> >> > ideas. In the meantime, why don't you post this in an SBS
>> >> >> >> > group
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > see
>> >> >> >> > if we can find anyone else who can reproduce this.
>> >> >> >> > Never mind. I see you already did. All quiet from that front,
>> >> >> >> > I
>> >> >> >> > see.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>
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