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- 32bit Fax x9.20.01 is shareware.
- Copyrights (C) since 1990 belong to Jon Krahmer.
- All Rights Reserved.
- ElectraSoft, 3207 Carmel Valley Drive, MISSOURI CITY TX 77459-3068
- -----
- -For Technical Support-
- Voice: 281-261-0307
- email: FaxMail@ElectraSoft.com or jonk@blkbox.com
- WWW: http://www.ElectraSoft.com/ or http://www.blkbox.com/~jonk/
- -----
- -To test Send Fax-
- FAX: 281-499-5939
- -----
-
- 32bit Fax, FaxMail for Windows and FaxMail Network for Windows are very
- similar with the same look and feel. 32bit Fax and FaxMail Network for
- Windows are 32bit and will run on a single computer or network system. If
- you need a 16 bit single computer version, try FaxMail for Windows.
-
- If you are going to be using FaxMail Network for Windows on a 16bit
- version of Windows such as Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups, you
- will need to install Win32s, if you have not already done so. You can
- get Win32s.zip, FREE, from Microsoft or search the web,
- www.ElectraSot.com, aol, or CompuServe. Win32s allows 16bit Windows to
- run some 32bit programs.
-
- 32bit Fax will only run on 32bit version of Windows.
-
- 32bit Fax adds a [FaxBar] to all your Windows Programs
-
- If you can print, you can fax
-
- All the Fax Machines in the world are your printers with 32bit Fax
-
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-
- DESCRIPTION:
- 32bit Fax supports Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000. Supports most
- FaxModems, Group 3 CLASS 1, CLASS 2 and CLASS 2.0. 32bit Fax will add a
- [FaxBar] to your Windows Programs, giving you access to all the FaxModems
- and FaxMachines in the world, making them become your printers. 32BF
- attaches itself to and becomes a part of the actual Microsoft Windows
- environment, thereby adding its features to all Windows Applications.
- 32BF has hundreds of useful features such as Dynamic View/Edit Cover
- Page, FaxBook Import/Export, Windows Dynamic All Class FaxModem Driver,
- and Technical Support. You can import up to 1000 name and phone numbers
- into each FaxBook (Phone Book) at a time from any xBase data base
- program, and you can have as many FaxBooks as you want. 32BF gives you
- laser quality fax output, making it a great tool to send an occasional
- fax or large numbers of high quality faxes from the background while you
- work on other tasks. 32BF bundles the most useful fax features, and it
- is fast! The simplicity of information transfer via 32bit Fax is
- unequaled. It is a faxmail management system, integrating FaxModem
- technologies into computer document generation. You can create very short
- and/or long faxes. Workstation 1 must have a modem and access to the
- root of a common server drive. All other workstations must have access
- to the root of that same common server drive. Workstation 1 receives all
- fax and can route them to the in-boxes of the other workstations. All
- workstations put their outgoing faxes in the queue of workstation 1.
-
- FEATURES:
- *Will run as an NT Service *select number rings until the FaxModem
- answers *number of re-dials *length of time between re-dials *set modem
- volume *[Scale to printer] or [Print actual FAX size] *view and move fax
- from Windows File Manager *Immediate or scheduled fax sends *broadcast
- queue holds 32,000 fax *option to auto-print incoming faxes in the
- background *send/receive fax in the background while you work in the
- foreground *easy fax management *GOOD help system *very fast fax
- viewer *log all sent and future fax events *quick notes with variable
- merge from FaxBook fields *fax any document you can print (send amazingly
- clean resumes) *event monitor *received fax notification *fax
- rescheduling *up to 1000 entries per FaxBook *easily create custom
- cover pages *background printing *supports [Silent-Answer] *ElectraSoft
- Print to Fax driver *supports many paper sizes, in PORTRAIT and LANDSCAPE,
- including Letter 8.5x11, Legal 8.5x14, A4 210x297mm, A5 182x257mm, and is
- user definable down to a fraction of an inch *Enhanced Windows Dynamic
- All Class FaxModem Driver *FaxBook merge into Cover Page *Automatically
- switches from Fax to Printer Mode *Supports Microsoft Word for Windows,
- Windows Write, and all other programs with the abilities to print
- *Full-support for COM1-COM256.
-
- INCLUDES:
- Modem Tester COM-Port/FaxModem Tester. Modem Tester tells is on all of
- your COM-Ports. Great tool for finding Port/FaxModem conflicts.
-
- REQUIREMENTS:
- Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000, and a Modem. Almost all modems are
- CLASS 1, CLASS 2 or CLASS 2.0. 32BF supports all three CLASSES.
-
- UPGRADE HISTORY:
- On Windows NT/2000 the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] is created for you.
- Supports Windows 2000. Supports more types of modems. Improved the
- documentation and help system to better help you avoid and overcome modem
- errors. Improved the included manual. New ElectraSoft Print to Fax.
- Improved install. Improved Fax Viewer. Faster improved modem
- initialization. Improved background operation. Capable of higher line
- speeds. Keyboard support for the Fax Viewer. Converting Multiple Faxes
- into One Fax is better covered in the help system. Improved Cover Page
- editor. Modifiable exit modem initialization string. Minimize to System
- Tray or Taskbar option. Distinctive Ring. The Send to Fax API
- (SEND2FAX.DEL) that can be called from other programs now supports more
- fields - [Header], [Recipient], [FaxNumber], optionally Scheduled [Date]
- and [Time], and [Subject]. Set time format to [am/pm] or [24 hour]. Set
- date format to MM/DD/YYYY - USA, DD.MM.YYYY - UK or YYYY-MM-DD - WORLD.
- Export to FaxBooks from the Events Log. Improved Event Monitor. Global
- FaxBooks that can be shared by all Workstations. Improved NotePad. Fit Fax
- to page. Year 2000 and up compliant. FaxBook import is more flexible. Fax
- Viewer Zoom In/Out. Shareware and registered version includes OCR (Optical
- Character Recognition), Fax to PCX BreakUp, Zoom/Edit Fax, Build Fax, and
- FaxBook Import/Export. The OCR will convert fax into text that can be read
- by all editors and Word Processors, yet retains the original fax,
- unchanged. BreakUp will break a multiple page DCX fax file into individual
- one page PCX files that can be easily imported into most Windows programs.
- Edit Outgoing and Incoming Fax. Before printing to a fax machine or upon
- receiving a fax, you may want to use Zoom/Edit to add graphics, text (any
- font, any size), or use your mouse to sign the fax. Build Fax form other
- faxes. Enhanced class 1 fax driver. Install will automatically find your
- modem and initialization string for you. Improved Events Log. 3D dialog
- boxes. Supports almost all FaxModems including USRobotics. To better track
- faxes the Send Fax and Receive Fax dialog boxes have a subject field that
- can be read in the Events Log. In addition to the event time stamp, an
- Event Concluded time stamp has been added to the Events Log. Optionally
- see all events from all workstations. All send events show in the Future
- Send Queue. Multiple select Send Queue. Events Log can do Multiple select
- ReSends. Events Log Multiple select supports control and shift keys.
- Events Log shows more detail. 32bit fax now supports many more printers
- including the HP 600C series. Improved progress reporting in the Event
- Monitor. Works with more modems. When 32bit fax is closed and reopened, it
- will reopen in the same position and size including Maximum, Background
- and Minimum. Multiple select in the Events Log. Option in Configure to
- select the 32bit fax dialog boxes as TopMost or NoTopMost. Print details
- of a fax send or receive from the Events Log. Receive faxes from Fax On
- Demand Services. Improved print system. Go to our www-page for
- instructions on how to Run 32bit Fax as an NT Service. Full support for
- COM1 - COM256.
-
- LIMATATIONS:
- 32bit Fax is shareware, which means you get to try out the software before
- you buy it. If you want to continue using the software after 30 days of
- trying it, you must purchase it by registering. While unregistered, you
- will only be able to send to a maximum of 10 recipients in each batch
- send. After you register [32bit Fax] with ElectraSoft, you will be able to
- send up to 999 at a time.
-
- BEFORE ALL ELSE:
- We are working full time on improving and upgrading 32bit Fax based upon
- the feedback from you and other users. So...before you install, look at
- the date on this file. If the date is more than a week old, you may want
- to get the latest version.
-
- You can get 32bit Fax from many BBSs and FTP Internet Sites around the
- world. 32fax920.zip, where 32fax920 means version x9.20.01.
-
- http://www.ElectraSoft.com/ or http://www.blkbox.com/~jonk/
-
- If you have a problem that is not covered here, contact ElectraSoft at
- 281-261-0307 because most likely there is either a solution to your
- problem, or a newer version of 32bit Fax does not have the problem.
-
-
- LEGAL INFORMATION:
- If you have a Registration Code for 32bit Fax you may *NOT* share it with
- others.
-
- 32bit Fax is shareware. This means you have a chance to test the
- performance of 32bit Fax before committing yourself to buying it. 32bit
- Fax is a Shareware product and we would like you to REGISTER after
- testing this 30 day evaluation copy.
-
- Only the unregistered version of 32bit Fax may be distributed freely, and
- no fee may be charged for it except a nominal copying fee. All
- trademarks contained herein are registered to their respective owners.
-
-
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- While converting printer output to a fax, 32BF will need to create and
- use a temporary file called [TOFAX] and then delete it when finished.
- This file will be in the root of the drive 32BF is installed on.
-
- So that ElectraSoft Print to Fax will be able to convert printable files
- to faxes, you may want to check the following three things on the drive
- that you installed 32BF on:
-
- 1. If you have the maximum allowed files in that root directory, remove
- some.
-
- 2. If you have a directory called TOFAX on that drive, remove it.
-
- 3. If that drive is full, make some room. The fax converter needs
- about 200k per page. Keep in mind that Windows itself may need
- 5meg+- free on the hard drive.
-
- If you are currently using another Modem-Program, remember that they can
- not run concurrently on the same COM-Port.
-
- If your old Fax Program loads from the Windows StartUp Group as you enter
- Windows, you will have to move it's ICON out of your Windows StartUp Group
- by grabbing it and dropping it in another Group.
-
-
- 32BF INSTALLATION:
- Make a directory called 32BF_SHR, like this:
- C:
- CD \
- MD 32BF_SHR
- CD 32BF_SHR
- UnZIP(PKUNZIP.EXE Version 2.04g or higher) * into 32BF_SHR
- directory, like this:
- Copy 32BF into 32BF_SHR
- PKUNZIP * /O
- Use the Windows run command to run the 32bit Fax
- INSTALL.EXE.
-
- Installation scenarios:
- Single computer with no network:
- o You must be Workstation 1.
- o Give [Your Computer Drive] as the drive you want 32BF to use.
- o Give [Server Drive] as the same.
- o You will need a working fax modem.
- o You can send faxes.
- o You can receive faxes.
-
- Installing on Server as Workstation 1:
- o Give [Your Computer Drive] as the drive you want 32BF to use.
- o Give [Server Drive] as the same.
- o All other Workstations will need access to this network drive.
- o Server computer will do all other stations sends a receives in the
- background.
- o Server will need a working fax modem.
- o Server can send faxes.
- o Server can receive faxes.
-
- Installing on Server as Workstation 2 or above:
- o Give [Your Computer Drive] as the drive you want 32BF to use.
- o Give [Server Drive] as the same.
- o All other Workstation will need access to this network drive.
- o Workstation 1 will have the modem and do the work.
- o You do not need a modem.
- o You can send faxes.
- o You can not receive faxes.
-
- Installing on a Workstation as Workstation 1:
- o Give [Your Computer Drive] as the drive you want 32BF to use
- on your computer.
- o Give [Server Drive] as the drive on the Server for all stations
- to share.
- o All other Workstation will need access to this network drive.
- o This computer will do all other stations sends a receives in the
- background.
- o You will need a working fax modem.
- o You can send faxes.
- o You can receive faxes.
-
- Installing on a Workstation as Workstation 2 or above:
- o Give [Your Computer Drive] as the drive you want 32BF to use
- on your computer.
- o Give [Server Drive] as the drive on the Server for all stations
- to share.
- o You do not need a modem.
- o You can send faxes.
- o You can not receive faxes.
-
- Notes:
- Workstation 1:
- o Will always be the computer with the one and only fax modem.
- o Will be able to see and intervene in all Workstations Events Log
- and Future Send Queue.
-
- Workstation 2 and above:
- o Can only see and control there own business.
- o Does not need a modem.
-
-
- AFTER 32BF INSTALLATION:
- After installation, you will have several icons in the 32bit Fax Group.
- Please note the following icons:
- Manual (MANUAL.TXT)
- Read Me (README.TXT)
- Q and A (Q_A.TXT)
- 32bit Fax Tutor (32BFTUTR.WRI)
- 32bit Fax Help (32BF.HLP)
- These should be read before using 32bit Fax. There is also
- [Contact-Sensitive Help] buttons, throughout 32bit Fax, for your
- convenience.
-
- Everything is explained thoroughly in the 32bit Fax help system, which
- may be called upon from anywhere in 32bit Fax.
-
- If you want to use 32bit Fax from within any Windows Application and/or
- take advantage of *ALL* the power 32BF has, load 32bit Fax from the 32bit
- Fax Group before loading any other Windows Applications.
-
- After the 32BF program is loaded, click on the [Configure] button and
- SetUp and configure things *YOUR WAY*. I suggest that if you are not sure
- of something, leave the defaults set as it came to you. Make a printout
- of the defaults in case you change something you do not understand yet.
-
-
- WINDOWS 95/98:
-
- If you are installing on Windows 95/98 and after rebooting your computer
- the [ElectraSoft Print to Fax] does not show up in the printer selection
- list, use the Add Printer ICON as follows:
- o Click [My Computer], [Printers], [Add Printer], and the Add
- Printer Wizard box will appear.
- o Click [Next].
- o Click [(*)Local Printer], [Next] to go to the Printer selection box.
- o Under [Manufacturer:] select [ElectraSoft].
- o Under [Printers:] select: [ElectraSoft Print to Fax]
- o Click [Next] to go to the [Available Port:] selection box.
- o Select [*]?:\TOFAX Unknown local port. Where the ? is the drive you
- installed the fax program on.
- o Click [Next].
- o Click [(*)No], [Next].
- o Click [(*)Yes], [Next] and wait up to one minute.
- o When asked [Would you like to start the fax program, click [Yes].
- o Shortly the ElectraSoft [Send Fax] box will appear.
- o Click [View Fax] to be sure it worked ok.
- o When asked [Did the test page print correctly] click [Yes].
-
-
- WINDOWS 2000:
-
- Adding the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] to Windows 2000:
-
- During the 32bit Fax installation, the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax]
- ?:\TOFAX port is added to the available Windows Printer Ports. Where the
- ? is the drive you installed 32bit Fax on. However, the ?:\TOFAX port will
- not be available until after rebooting the computer. For this reason, the
- [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] will be created and added to your available
- Printer Drivers in the Printers Group the first time you run 32bit Fax. If
- for some reason the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] is not created, you can
- create it yourself using the follow method.
-
- 1. Prepare to add the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax]
- o Install 32bit Fax, using the Windows 2000 selection.
- o Re-Boot the computer.
- o Log on as Administrator.
-
- 2. Use the Add Printer ICON and respond as follows:
- Note: Some of the following lines my be out of sequence, depending
- on the Windows 2000 Build.
- o Click [My Computer], [Printers], [Add Printer], and the [Welcome
- to the Add Printer Wizard] box will appear.
- o Click [Next] to go to the [Local or Network Printer] box.
- Check (*)Local.
- UnCheck []Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play
- printer.
- o Click [Next] to go to the [Select the Printer Port] box.
- Select [?:\TOFAX Local Port]. Where ? is the HardDrive that you
- installed 32bit Fax on.
- o Click [Next] to go to the [Manufacturer and Printer] box.
- Click [Have Disk], [Browse], and Locate File,
- ?:\32BITFAX\ESY2KPRN.INF. Where ? is the HardDrive that you
- installed 32bit Fax on.
- Select: [ESY2KPRN.INF] (Be sure the .INI extension is included)
- Once back at the Manufacturer and Printer box
- Select: [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax]
- o Click [Next] to go to the [You must assign a name for this
- printer] box.
- Printer name: [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax]
- Check default printer: (*)No
- o Click [Next] to go to the [Printer Sharing] box.
- Check (*)Do not share this printer
- o Click [Next] to go to the [Print Test Page] box.
- Check (*)Yes
- o Click [Next] to go to the [Completing the Add Printer Wizard] box.
- Click [Finish]
- o If the [Digital Signature Not Found] box appears, Click [Yes]
- o The test page should have been printed to the ?:\TOFAX port(file),
- 32bit Fax should have converted it to a fax, and the 32bit Fax --
- Send Fax box should have appeared. View the fax. Cancel the Send
- Fax box.
- o Click [OK] on the [A test page is being sent to the printer] box
- and the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] ICON will appear in the
- Printers group.
-
- Note:
- Files used by the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] driver:
- ?:\WINNT\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\2\FM_PN_NT.DLL
- ?:\WINNT\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\2\RASDD.DLL
- ?:\WINNT\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\2\RASDDUI.DLL
- ?:\WINNT\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\2\RASDDUI.HLP
- ?:\WINNT\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\2\RASDDUI.CNT
- Note:
- RASDD.DLL means: Raster Device Driver
- RASDDUI.DLL means: Raster Device Driver Universal Printer Driver
-
- 3. Restart your computer as you would after any installation.
-
- 4. To use [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax], load 32bit Fax and run it in
- background. Load a program and print to the [ElectraSoft NT Print to
- Fax].
-
-
- WINDOWS NT:
-
- Adding the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] to Windows NT:
-
- During the 32bit Fax installation, the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax]
- ?:\TOFAX port is added to the available Windows Printer Ports. Where the
- ? is the drive you installed 32bit Fax on. However, the ?:\TOFAX port will
- not be available until after rebooting the computer. For this reason, the
- [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] will be created and added to your available
- Printer Drivers in the Printers Group the first time you run 32bit Fax. If
- for some reason the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] is not created, you can
- create it yourself using the follow method.
-
- o Install 32bit Fax.
- o Re-Boot the computer.
- o Log on as Administrator.
-
- WINDOWS NT version 4.XX
-
- 1. 32BF should have put the following lines in your NTPRINT.INF
- file. You can move them into alphabetical if you wish, but it is
- not necessary.
- 32BF added this 1 line: (under [Manufacturer] sections)
- [Manufacturer]
- "ElectraSoft"
-
- 32BF added these 2 lines: (under Model sections)
- [ElectraSoft]
- "ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax" = FM_PN_NT.DLL
-
- 32BF added these 3 lines: (under Installer Sections)
- [FM_PN_NT.DLL]
- CopyFiles=@FM_PN_NT.DLL,RASDD
- DataSection=RASDD_DATA
-
- 2. Use the Add Printer ICON and respond as follows:
- Note: Some of the following lines my be out of sequence, depending
- on the NT Build.
- o Click [My Computer], [Printers], [Add Printer], and the Add
- Printer Wizard box will appear.
- o Click [(*)My Computer], [Next] to go to the Port selection box.
- o Under [Available ports:] Check-Mark and select [*]?:\TOFAX.
- o Click [Next] to go to the Printer selection box.
- o Press [F] on your key-board and select ElectraSoft under
- [Manufactures:] and ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax under [Printers:].
- o Click [Next] to go to the Printer name box.
- o Under [Printer name:] type: ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax
- o Click [Next] to go to the Share box. [(*)Not Shared]
- o Click [Next] to go to the Print test page box.
- o Click [Finish] to go to the select printer driver box.
- o Use the [Browse] button to find fm_pn_nt.dll in the temporary
- directory where you installed 32BF from. NT will copy
- fm_pn_nt.dll to the directories that it wants it in. After
- copping fm_pn_nt.dll, NT will try to copy the RASter Devise
- Driver rasdd.dl_ or rasdd.dll, but because rasdd.dl_ is not in
- this directory, a Copy Error box will appear. Place your NT
- installation CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive and click [Browse].
- Browse to your CD-ROM and select: ?:\I386\rasdd.dl_ by
- double-clicking it. rasdd.dl_ is a compressed file that NT will
- expand into RASDD.DLL. Be sure to select rasdd.dl_ and not
- RASDD.DLL! After coping rasdd.dl_, NT will copy several other
- files from that directory.
- Note:
- If you do not have the NT CD-ROM handy, click [Skip] every time
- you are asked for file(s), including the fm_pn_nt.dll file; as
- the files it wants to copy to your HardDrive are probably already
- there.
- Note:
- Files used by the ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax FM_PN_NT.DLL driver:
- ?:\WINNT\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\2\RASDD.DLL
- ?:\WINNT\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\2\RASDDUI.DLL
- ?:\WINNT\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\2\RASDDUI.HLP
- ?:\WINNT\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\2\RASDDUI.CNT
- Note:
- RASDD.DLL means: Raster Device Driver
- RASDDUI.DLL means: Raster Device Driver Universal Printer Driver
- o Click [OK] and the ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax ICON will appear in
- the Printers group.
-
- 3. Restart your computer as you would after any installation.
-
- 4. To use ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax, load 32BF and run it in
- background. Load a program and print to the ElectraSoft NT Print to
- Fax.
-
-
- WINDOWS NT version 3.XX
-
- 1. After installing 32bit Fax, re-boot the computer,
- go to [Main] group and select [Print Manager].
-
- 2. From the [Print Manager] select [Printer], [Create Printer].
-
- 3. Fill out the information in the dialog box EXACTLY as follows.
- Where the C: in C:\TOFAX is the drive letter of your HardDrive
- where you installed 32BF. If you installed on D: you will
- select D:\TOFAX from the drop-down list box.
-
- Note:
- o If you can not find [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] in the Driver
- drop-down list box it is probably because PRINTER.INF is locked
- or Read-Only. If this is the case, you will have to unlock it
- and reinstall 32bit Fax.
-
- +-------------------------------------------------------------+
- | Create Printer |
- |-------------------------------------------------------------|
- | +----------+ |
- | +------------------------------+ | OK | |
- | Printer Name: | ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax | +----------+ |
- | +-----------------------------++ | Cancel | |
- | Driver: | ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax || +----------+ |
- | +-----------------------------++ | Setup | |
- | Description: | Print to Fax | +----------+ |
- | +-----------------------------++ | Details | |
- | Print to: | C:\TOFAX || +----------+ |
- | +-----------------------------++ | Settings | |
- | +----------+ |
- |+-[ ]Share this printer on the network--+ | Help | |
- || +----------------------+ | +----------+ |
- || Share Name: | | | |
- || +----------------------+ | |
- || Location: | | | |
- || +----------------------+ | |
- |+---------------------------------------+ |
- +-------------------------------------------------------------+
-
-
- 4. Select OK.
-
- 5. You will be asked for the Windows NT installation floppies or
- CD-ROM.
-
- Note:
- o In most cases all the printer files are already in place. If
- this is the case, give C:\ (or the drive that you installed
- 32BF to) as your NT installation disk.
-
- NT expects to find FM_PN_NT.DLL on your floppies or CD-ROM, but it
- will not be there because this driver only comes with 32BF. The 32BF
- installation has already put FM_PN_NT.DLL in place, so it is not
- necessary for NT to do so. For this reason you will get a
- [non-critical error] when NT can not find FM_PN_NT.DLL on your
- floppies or CD-ROM. When you are presented with a non-critical
- error, select [Ignore]. NT will ignore coping FM_PN_NT.DLL, but
- will copy the printer driver support files that it does have.
- During installation, 32BF creates the following files:
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\FM_PN_NT.DLL
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\1\FM_PN_NT.DLL
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\FM_PN_NT.DLL
- If for some reason they are not there, copy them there from the
- unzipped files that came with 32BF.
-
-
- Notes:
- o During the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] installation, in response to
- [non-critical errors], select [Ignore].
-
- o The reason for this unorthodox installation is that NT expects to
- find the driver, FM_PN_NT.DLL, on your NT installation floppies or
- CD-ROM for the purpose of copping it. When NT can not find
- FM_PN_NT.DLL, it will display a [non-critical error]. In response
- to this non-critical error you will respond [Ignore]. NT will
- continue and put the following printer driver support files on your
- HardDrive:
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\RASDD.DLL
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\RASDDUI.DLL
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\1\RASDD.DLL
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\1\RASDDUI.DLL
-
- o When you have successfully installed ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax,
- there will be more than one copy of FM_PN_NT.DLL on your HardDrive.
- They will be in, at least, the following directories.
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\FM_PN_NT.DLL
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\1\FM_PN_NT.DLL
- Do not delete any of them. NT needs them all. 32BF will also
- put the following in your SYSTEM directory:
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\FM_PN_NT.DLL
-
- o When installing an upgraded version of 32bit Fax,
- check to be sure the following files are updated.
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\FM_PN_NT.DLL
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\1\FM_PN_NT.DLL
- \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\FM_PN_NT.DLL
- You can find all instances of FM_PN_NT.DLL and FM_PN_NT.DRV by going
- to the DOS prompt and typing:
- C: {Or the drive where NT is.
- CD\ {Move to the root-directory.
- DIR FM_PN_NT.* /S /P {List directories containing FM_PN_NT.DLL,DRV.
-
- o Yoshi Morioka of Japan says:
-
- I found that Japanese printers are using rsddfeui and rasddfe
- instead of rasddui and rasdd as in the US version.
-
- I changed the printer.inf [Options] section from:
- "ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax"=rasddui, fm_pn_nt, rasdd
- to:
- "ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax"=rsddfeui, fm_pn_nt, rasddfe
- and specify the location of the following files that are specified
- in [Files-Printer...] sections. They are in
- c:\winnt\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\rsddfeui.dll
- c:\winnt\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\fm_pn_nt.dll
- c:\winnt\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\rasddfe.dll
- c:\winnt\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\rsddfeui.cnt
- c:\winnt\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\rsddfeui.hlp
-
- AND IT WORKED!!!
-
-
- Converting a document to Fax from Windows NT:
-
- 1. Load 32bit Fax.
-
- 2. Load your text editor or word processor.
-
- 3. Select [File], [Printer Setup] or equivalent.
-
- 4. Select [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax on C:\TOFAX] as the default
- printer.
-
- 5. Select [File], [Print] or equivalent.
-
- 6. Do your normal print routine to
- [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax on C:\TOFAX].
-
- 7. After the print job is done, the [Converting Printer output to Fax]
- dialog box will appear and Convert the printer output to Fax.
-
- 8. When the Send Fax dialog box appears, [Fax Viewer] and [Send Fax].
-
- Note:
- o Some Windows Applications like Word for Windows 6.00 may not
- recognize [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] unless you, before loading
- them, load the Print-Manager and from there select [ElectraSoft NT
- Print to Fax] as the default printer.
-
-
- Adding a modem to Windows NT:
-
- 1. See FaxModem INSTALLATION in this README.
-
- 2. Open the [Main Group] and select [Control Panel].
-
- 3. Select [Ports], select [Add] or [Settings] to add your new modem
- or reconfigure to fit your need.
-
- Note:
- The following chart is the normal possibilities, and may help you
- while in the [Ports] setup procedure:
-
- COM Port Number: Interrupt ReQuest Line: Base I/O Port Address:
- | | |
- +-------------+ | |
- | +---------------------------------+ |
- | | +------------------------------------+
- | | |
- COM1-IRQ4 03F8
- COM2-IRQ3 02F8
- COM3-IRQ5, IRQ7 or IRQ2 03E8
- COM4-IRQ5, IRQ7 or IRQ2 02E8
-
- If you have a sound card, it may be using IRQ5 or IRQ7. A CD-ROM
- usually uses one of the IRQs above IRQ7.
-
-
- MIXING DATA VOICE FAX:
-
- On the subject of Data/Voice/Fax:
-
- Solution 1:
- One phone - two phone numbers. Contact your phone company and order
- [Distinctive Ring]. Distinctive Ring is another number that rings in on
- your same phone, at a very low cost. When someone dials your regular
- phone number, you will hear a 3 second RING (long RING) every 6 seconds
- start-to-start. When someone (or a fax machine) dials your [Distinctive
- Ring] number, you hear 2 short RINGs every 6 seconds start-to-start in the
- place of your normal long RING.
-
- Be sure you are running a current version [FaxMail Network for Windows]
- or [32bit Fax]. Go to the ElectraSoft fax software [Configure], select
- [Configure Modem], and set [Type of RINGs to Answer] to [(X)Distinctive
- Rings Only]. Give everyone that you want to fax you your [Distinctive
- Ring] fax number. Now the fax software will only answer the faxes, and
- not interfere with your voice calls. If you also have an answering
- machine connected; set the answering machine to answer on RING 3 or above.
-
- Solution 2:
- Go to the ElectraSoft fax software Setup/Configure and set
- [Rings-Until-We-Answer] to [Never]] so the fax software will not answer.
- If you answer the phone and find that it is a fax, load the Event Monitor
- and click the [Answer Now] button. When you here the modems negotiating,
- hang up and let the fax come it.
-
- Solution 3:
- To learn about the Supra [Silent Answer] function, go to the www-page
- listed below and download FaxMail. Included with it is a README, Q and A,
- and Manual the cover this subject in GREAT detail.
-
- Solution 4:
- CommShare not only listens for the fax-tone but also for a code that you
- can ask the sender to use. This way you do not miss the fax calls from
- the 20% of fax machines that do not send the fax-tone:-) I bought a
- CommShare at Best Buy.
-
- Solution 5:
- A modem and phone-line for each function.
-
- Note:
- Modems are inexpensive...Get two modems. Run one phone-line from wall to
- Fax-Modem's Line-In-Jack, and another phone-line from said Fax-Modem's
- Phone-Jack to Email/Data/Etc-Modem's Line-In-Jack.
-
-
- SILENT ANSWER:
- Silent Answer requires the support and cooperation of the remote sending
- FaxModem/Machine with your receiving FaxModem. If the sending
- FaxModem/Machine does not support [Silent Answer] by sending the [CNG]
- tone, you will lose that Fax! Please read *all* of this area before
- using [Silent Answer]. If you still want [Silent Answer], here is what
- it does and how to implement it.
-
- Silent answer let one telephone line be used for two purposes; receiving
- Faxes with the FaxModem, and receiving voice calls with an answering
- machine or telephone. When set to this mode, the FaxModem lets your
- answering machine answer all incoming calls. If it detects Fax [CNG]
- tones, it routes the call to 32bit Fax. Otherwise, it just sits silently
- on the phone line while you or your answering machine takes the call.
-
- When the phone rings and after the second ring the FaxModem will start
- monitoring the telephone line. If it detects a Fax tone, it will receive
- the Fax. If it does not detects a fax tone, it will do nothing.
-
- Silent Answer hardware installation When installing the FaxModem, DO NOT
- plug the answering machine into the telephone jack on the back of the
- FaxModem. Instead, do one of the following:
-
- a. Plug the answering machine and FaxModem into different wall jack (i.e.
- jacks in different rooms).
-
- b. Plug the answering machine into a wall jack and the FaxModem into the
- answering machine.
-
- c. If your answering machine has some kind of phone-jack switching; use
- this method. You must locate the two devices on separate extensions
- to make silent answer work correctly. This means you can not plug the
- answering machine into the FaxModem or vise versa. You can split a
- single extension with a duplex jack adapter. Radio Shack commonly
- carries these, part number 279-357 for $4.49.
-
- Also, if you have an older answering machine that does NOT automatically
- turn itself off when it detects that a person or the FaxModem has
- answered the call, you need a $7.95 adapter from Radio Shack,
- part#43-107. This adapter disconnects the answering machine from the
- phone line when the call is answered. It goes between the answering
- machine and the wall jack.
-
- Note:
- The device that is picking up the line initially, must answer after, and
- not before, the second ring. This means you should set it to 3 for best
- results. If no other device picks up the line by the time the number of
- rings that 32bit Fax is set to is reached, 32bit Fax will answer it and
- process a Fax.
-
-
- To activate Silent Answer
- Load 32bit Fax program and click on the [Configure] Button and on the
- Silent Answer [Check] Button. Set the number of rings until we answer to
- four and set your answering-machine to three rings. If the Silent
- Answer [Check] Button is inactive and gray, your FaxModem does not
- support Silent Answer.
-
-
- USING MODEM TESTER:
-
- Definition:
- COM-Port/FaxModem Tester. Modem Tester will generate a log and a text log
- file called Modem???.TXT that you can read later. This log can be emailed
- to ElectraSoft for analyses.
-
- Usage:
- Find COM-Port FaxModem.
-
- See [RESOLVING CONFLICTS] and [FaxModem INSTALLATION] in this file.
-
-
- FaxModem INSTALLATION:
- Notes:
- 1. To stay safe when removing/replacing hardware, always turn your
- computer off and unplug it.
- 2. To reduce the possibility of damaging electronic components in your
- computer with [static potentials] when removing/replacing hardware,
- place one hand on the metal chassis before removing/replacing
- hardware.
-
- Read [USING MODEM TESTER] first...
-
- (IMPORTANT: Read but don't do this unless you are installing or
- reinstalling a FaxModem)
-
- Definitions:
- COM, Communications-Port (1 - 4).
- IRQ, Interrupt-ReQuest (0 - 15).
- External FaxModem, is placed *ON* a COM-Port (UART).
- Internal FaxModem, *REPLACES* a COM-Port (UART).
-
- Notes:
- 1. An External Modem is plugged into an existing COM-Port (UART)!
- 2. An Internal Modem is a UART and REPLACES an existing COM-Port (UART)!
-
- If you are having problems with a Modem, read the above lines until you
- comprehend and understand them.
-
- Modem Teater is included with this fax software install. You can also get
- the standalone version form www.ElectraSoft.com. It will tell you what, if
- anything, is on all of your COM-Ports.
-
-
- OCR INFORMATION:
- 32BF's OCR will convert a fax to text if the image does not include
- graphics, and it is computer generated using a non-fancy font. If you
- need a little more power, try:
-
- o Cuneiform OCR by: Cognitive Technology of San Francisco. Free trial.
- Their www-page is: http://www.ocr.com
-
- o FaxGrabber by: Calera.
-
- o TextBridge by: Xerox, Call Sue at 508-977-2000.
-
- These packages have been reported to work well with 32BF.
-
-
- MAPPING A SERVER DIRECTORY AS A DRIVE:
- Go to a DOS prompt and type:
- C:
- CD\
- MD FAXDRIVE
- SUBST I: C:\FAXDRIVE
- Now the directory on C: called FAXDRIVE can be seen as drive I. To verify
- this, Type:
- I:
- DIR
-
- Note: Be sure to select a directory that actually exists and a drive that
- does not exist.
-
-
- UNINSTALL:
- Click [Uninstall]
-
-
- REGISTRATION:
- Only the unregistered version of 32bit Fax is a Shareware program. Upload
- it to bulletin boards (BBS). Give it to your friends and relatives. Tell
- your business associates about it. Don't let anyone miss out.
-
- If you have a Registration Code for 32bit Fax you may *NOT* share it with
- others.
-
- When you register, ElectraSoft will send you your Registration Code for
- [32bit Fax].
-
- Please fill-in the included Registration Form below. You will receive a
- Registration Code for [32bit Fax]. After applying the Registration Code,
- 32bit Fax will no longer nag you to register and will not add an
- advertisement to your outgoing faxes.
- ========================================================================
- | Register: 32bit Fax, x9.20.01, 281-261-0307 |
- | ElectraSoft, 3207 Carmel Valley Drive, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459-3068 |
- |== Please Print ======================================================|
- | |
- | Date___/___/___ Country_________________ Wk Phone___________________ |
- | |
- | Name____________________________________ Hm Phone___________________ |
- | |
- | Address_________________________________ Fx Phone___________________ |
- | _ |
- | City________________________________ State_____ ZIP_________________ |
- |======================================================================|
- | 32bit Fax | Stations | Amount |
- |----------------------------------------------+----------+------------|
- | One Computer, or up to 2 Workstations | 2 | $____59.00 |
- | +----------+ |
- | Additional Workstations $30.00 each | | $______.__ |
- |----------------------------------------------+----------+------------|
- | Total Workstations and price | | $______.__ |
- |----------------------------------------------+----------+------------|
- | Texas residents, please, add Sales Tax (8.25%) - - - - - $______.__ |
- | Email free. First Class/Air Mail, add $4.00 - - - - $4.00 $______.__ |
- |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | Total (Pay this amount) (NO REFUND) - - - - - - - - - - US$_____.__ |
- |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | _Cash _Check(US$ on a US Bank only) _DISCOVER _VISA _MC _AmEx _JCB |
- | |
- | Card Number_________________________________________ Exp Date___/___ |
- | |
- | Print name as it appears on card____________________________________ |
- | |
- | Signature_____________________________________ Date Today___/___/___ |
- | (or Name if sending email, FAXing with computer) |
- |=Order Methods:=======================================================|
- | Phone: Call ElectraSoft at 281-261-0307 or Send it to: |
- | ElectraSoft, 3207 Carmel Valley Dr, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459-3068 |
- | FAX: 281-499-5939 |
- | email: FaxMail@ElectraSoft.com or jonk@blkbox.com |
- | |
- | Where did you find 32BF:____________________________________________ |
- | |
- | Your email address:_________________________________________________ |
- ========================================================================
-
- Other ways to register 32bit Fax:
-
- Email:
- You can email the registration to FaxMail@ElectraSoft.com or
- jonk@blkbox.com. From 32bit Fax, run the [Register Now] / [Upgrade]
- button/ICON using your credit card. Open C:\32BITFAX\REGISTER.TXT Copy,
- paste it into an email message to us.
-
- Fax:
- You can fax in your registration. From 32bit Fax, click the
- [Register Now] / [Upgrade] button and using your credit card.
-
- Internet, World Wide Web:
- Go to: http://www.ElectraSoft.com/ or http://www.blkbox.com/~jonk and
- click on the [REGISTER] 32bit Fax button.
-
-
- WARRANTY:
- No warranty is provided to anyone who has not contributed for this
- program. ElectraSoft specifically disclaims all other warranties,
- expressed or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of
- merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to
- defects in the disk or documentation, and the program license granted
- herein. In no event shall ElectraSoft be liable for any loss of profit
- or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to special,
- incidental, consequential, or other damages.
-