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Clean install or upgrade of your operating system and Office version?
What are your default mail and Contact programs?
Precise steps used to fax and from what application?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"tom" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using win xp pro ver 5.1.2600 sp1
> Outlook 2003 v 11.5608.5703
> fax console v 5.1
>
> I don't know the actual physical location of my contact
> file.
>
> When I want to fax I change the printer name to Fax and
> click OK, then the fax wizard pops up. When I choose a
> name from my contacts I receive the error message. If I
> click OK 4 or 5 times the message goes away and I can
> continue with the fax wizard and complete the fax.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Provide relevant details.
> >Include: Outlook version, Fax version, steps used to
> fax, where fax numbers
> >reside.
> >
> >--
> >Russ Valentine
> >[MVP-Outlook]
> >"tom" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:571901c42d3a$cc9d4af0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> When I try to fax direct from an application I get the
> >> message " managed MAPI service catastrophic failure".
> >> If I click OK until the message goes away it will let
> me
> >> fax. I'm using my contact list in Outlook.
> >
> >
> >.
> >