Guest Steve Wilson Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Can any one explain to me how to fix this little problem i have installed Winfax pro 10.2.....worked well before\but recently i found i can not send or recieved faxes...modem in use????????? i have tried reinstalling the modem in winfax but keeps saying com1 is busy and looks like the modem is busy with the lights flickering very quickly????? how do i find out what is causing this ? like how do you find whats is now making that line busy and why is using it? thanks guys
Guest M.I.5¾ Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: WinFax says modem is busy "Steve Wilson" <SteveWilson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C9A2F920-6843-4A05-A221-0F7B1DE758E0@microsoft.com... > Can any one explain to me how to fix this little problem i have > installed Winfax pro 10.2.....worked well before\but recently i found i > can > not send or recieved faxes...modem in use????????? > > i have tried reinstalling the modem in winfax but keeps saying com1 is > busy > and looks like the modem is busy with the lights flickering very > quickly????? > how do i find out what is causing this ? like how do you find whats is now > making that line busy and why is using it? > thanks guys > The modem light flickering suggests that the modem is indeed busy. If you are not running anything that could be using it, then something else is, and I would suggest malware. You had better hope that it is not a dialer phoning some premium rate phone number located on the other side of the planet.
Guest Steve Wilson Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: WinFax says modem is busy so is there any way of finding out what has taken control over it? "M.I.5¾" wrote: > > "Steve Wilson" <SteveWilson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C9A2F920-6843-4A05-A221-0F7B1DE758E0@microsoft.com... > > Can any one explain to me how to fix this little problem i have > > installed Winfax pro 10.2.....worked well before\but recently i found i > > can > > not send or recieved faxes...modem in use????????? > > > > i have tried reinstalling the modem in winfax but keeps saying com1 is > > busy > > and looks like the modem is busy with the lights flickering very > > quickly????? > > how do i find out what is causing this ? like how do you find whats is now > > making that line busy and why is using it? > > thanks guys > > > > The modem light flickering suggests that the modem is indeed busy. If you > are not running anything that could be using it, then something else is, and > I would suggest malware. You had better hope that it is not a dialer > phoning some premium rate phone number located on the other side of the > planet. > > >
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