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The document refers to products that have been discontinued or are no longer available. Links may be outdated, deleted or invalid. The document is provided here for reference only. Symantec removed all WinFax PRO related technical documents and files from their Web site and we’ve been receiving emails asking for the password to the WinFax […]
What happened to WinFax PRO? The first and original version of WinFax was developed in 1990 by the Canadian software company, Delrina. The company was eventually purchased by Symantec in 1995. The final version of WinFax PRO to be developed was version 10 in the year 2000. Symantec continued to sell WinFax PRO 10 for […]
Here is a possible solution where Adobe Acrobat does not close after attaching PDF files with WinFax PRO Use of the Acrobat Wrapper: (Starting with version 8 ) Adobe Reader has changed its behavior when used as a command line tool to print PDF documents. It will no longer close itself after being called with […]
Do you have phonebooks stored in WinFax that you need exported to dBASE .DBF, Comma Separated Values .CSV, Comma or Tab delimited, or Microsoft Excel 2003/2007/2010 spreadsheet format? No longer have Symantec WinFax PRO installed to export the data? We can help. We can also convert your WinFax phonebooks for use with FaxTalk or Outlook ready format. You […]
THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 2011 it is provided for archival purposes only. FaxTalk is suitable replacement software that will support latest Windows versions, a fax modem and T.38 Internet fax support from a VoIP supplier. We have noticed an increased number of links to fake (pirated/illegal) WinFax software. These links contain malware and […]
This is a question we get quite often, there are many manufacturers (HP, Dell, Brother, Canon & Lexmark) that are combining a printer with a fax machine and scanner, these are called MFPs (Multi-function printers) or All-in-One Devices. These are common in small business and home office environments. These printers usually do come with some sort of “fax” software that […]
Replacing WinFax PRO Have you upgraded to Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and require a replacement for WinFax PRO? If you’ve upgraded to Windows 10, 8, or 7 you’ll find that WinFax PRO is no longer functioning properly. We’ve posted the technical reasons for this in some of our other articles, as an alternative […]
One of the main components of WinFax PRO is its printer driver, the printer driver allows you to fax from other applications. Without this driver, you cannot send faxes from other applications. WinFax PRO is crippled without the installation of the included printer (WinFax) driver, without it, all you can fax are single cover pages […]
The document refers to products that have been discontinued or are no longer available. Links may be outdated, deleted or invalid. The document is provided here for reference only. Notice to WinFax PRO users that are using WinFax PRO clients with NET SatisFAXtion server software and are considering upgrading to version 8.5 or 8.6. FaxBack […]
WinFax printer add failed. Error code ->1797 or 126 and other error codes. If you are experiencing errors installing the WinFax printer driver, such as Error Code ->1797 or Error Code->126 you may have problems with the WinFax driver files. Symantec has a list of troubleshooting steps here, but we’ve found these are usually not always […]