Enables you to send and receive faxes, utilizing fax resources available on this computer or on the network.
With the retail release of Vista, the Fax service was available for Home Basic and Home Premium. It looks as though this service has been removed as of Service Pack 1.
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Default Vista Home Basic: Not Available **
Default Vista Home Premium: Not Available **
Default Vista Business: Manual
Default Vista Ultimate: Manual
Safe Setting: Disabled *
Service Name (registry): Fax
Display Name: Fax
C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe
Account: Network Service
What service Fax needs to function properly:
What other service require Fax to function properly:
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Most recent update: April 5, 2008
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