Upgrading Windows ME to XP

I have tried to upgrade to XP from ME and I just can not get past the
compatibility issues. I have updated all the drivers that were requested and
am still left with a blocking issue, in that "Microsoft Shared Fax Client" is
the culprit.

There is no Fax in the Add/Remove programs so I disabled the fax in
Microsoft word all to no avail, I am still being blocked from continuing. I
assume that this device is to be removed but am unable to do so.

My computer is operating Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Premium.

Hopefully yours

Alan B

Prevailing advice seems to be to uninstall Office first, then reinstall
after the upgrade - but there's not much in the way of feedback as to
results, that I've found (other problems were also present in the threads
I've looked at) - what does the upgrade advisor actually state - EXACTLY -
WRT the Fax Client?

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

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"Alan B" Alan wrote in message
...
I have tried to upgrade to XP from ME and I just can not get past the
compatibility issues. I have updated all the drivers that were requested
and
am still left with a blocking issue, in that "Microsoft Shared Fax Client"
is
the culprit.

There is no Fax in the Add/Remove programs so I disabled the fax in
Microsoft word all to no avail, I am still being blocked from continuing.
I
assume that this device is to be removed but am unable to do so.

My computer is operating Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Premium.

Hopefully yours

Alan B

Noel,

I've been here and resolved it but can't for the life remember the fix as
it was over four years ago. Remember though that MS have built Win Me in
such a way that they don't encourage the installation of MSFax and has to
be forced to install by changing the name of the installer (awfax.exe) to
something like msfax.exe. I thought the problem here though was more to
removing Windows Messaging (not the instant messenger client but the mail
prog from Win 95) that is used to run MSFax. I'll see if I can dig out
the logs from when the machine concerned was finally upgraded to XP - it's
the one I did my testing on (PII 450, all scsi box).
--
Mike


Noel Paton wrote:

Prevailing advice seems to be to uninstall Office first, then
reinstall after the upgrade - but there's not much in the way of
feedback as to results, that I've found (other problems were also
present in the threads I've looked at) - what does the upgrade
advisor actually state - EXACTLY - WRT the Fax Client?

Thanks for the prompt feed back. I have decided to remove Microsoft Office
2000 and see if that will help.

Stay tuned.

Regards

Alan B

"Mike M" wrote:

Noel,

I've been here and resolved it but can't for the life remember the fix as
it was over four years ago. Remember though that MS have built Win Me in
such a way that they don't encourage the installation of MSFax and has to
be forced to install by changing the name of the installer (awfax.exe) to
something like msfax.exe. I thought the problem here though was more to
removing Windows Messaging (not the instant messenger client but the mail
prog from Win 95) that is used to run MSFax. I'll see if I can dig out
the logs from when the machine concerned was finally upgraded to XP - it's
the one I did my testing on (PII 450, all scsi box).
--
Mike


Noel Paton wrote:

Prevailing advice seems to be to uninstall Office first, then
reinstall after the upgrade - but there's not much in the way of
feedback as to results, that I've found (other problems were also
present in the threads I've looked at) - what does the upgrade
advisor actually state - EXACTLY - WRT the Fax Client?

Mike - I *think* this is the Fax client installed as an option with Office,
rather than the option (vaguely) available in ME - so your history may not
apply (but don't let that stop you!!).

Whatever, it seems that Alan is prepared to attempt the removal/reinstall of
Office, and then return to us with his experience.... (brave man!g)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Noel,

I've been here and resolved it but can't for the life remember the fix as
it was over four years ago. Remember though that MS have built Win Me in
such a way that they don't encourage the installation of MSFax and has to
be forced to install by changing the name of the installer (awfax.exe) to
something like msfax.exe. I thought the problem here though was more to
removing Windows Messaging (not the instant messenger client but the mail
prog from Win 95) that is used to run MSFax. I'll see if I can dig out
the logs from when the machine concerned was finally upgraded to XP - it's
the one I did my testing on (PII 450, all scsi box).
--
Mike


Noel Paton wrote:

Prevailing advice seems to be to uninstall Office first, then
reinstall after the upgrade - but there's not much in the way of
feedback as to results, that I've found (other problems were also
present in the threads I've looked at) - what does the upgrade
advisor actually state - EXACTLY - WRT the Fax Client?

So, couldn't bring yourself to say 'Symantec', Noel? vbg


Shane


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Mike - I *think* this is the Fax client installed as an option with
Office, rather than the option (vaguely) available in ME - so your history
may not apply (but don't let that stop you!!).

Whatever, it seems that Alan is prepared to attempt the removal/reinstall
of Office, and then return to us with his experience.... (brave man!g)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Noel,

I've been here and resolved it but can't for the life remember the fix as
it was over four years ago. Remember though that MS have built Win Me in
such a way that they don't encourage the installation of MSFax and has to
be forced to install by changing the name of the installer (awfax.exe) to
something like msfax.exe. I thought the problem here though was more to
removing Windows Messaging (not the instant messenger client but the mail
prog from Win 95) that is used to run MSFax. I'll see if I can dig out
the logs from when the machine concerned was finally upgraded to XP -
it's the one I did my testing on (PII 450, all scsi box).
--
Mike


Noel Paton wrote:

Prevailing advice seems to be to uninstall Office first, then
reinstall after the upgrade - but there's not much in the way of
feedback as to results, that I've found (other problems were also
present in the threads I've looked at) - what does the upgrade
advisor actually state - EXACTLY - WRT the Fax Client?

Wha???
Nobody's mentioned that bunch of inebriated snails (AKA putrid
coelenterates) yet in this thread, AFAIK!

Using Norton in ME is very akin to a combination of necrophilia and
bestiality - with about the same chance of a successful outcome

(one day, I'll get the terminally cretinous to notice that I'm *not* [maybe]
extracting the Michael....)

(Ahhhhh - I feel better for that!g)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"Shane" wrote in message
...
So, couldn't bring yourself to say 'Symantec', Noel? vbg


Shane


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Mike - I *think* this is the Fax client installed as an option with
Office, rather than the option (vaguely) available in ME - so your
history may not apply (but don't let that stop you!!).

Whatever, it seems that Alan is prepared to attempt the removal/reinstall
of Office, and then return to us with his experience.... (brave man!g)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Noel,

I've been here and resolved it but can't for the life remember the fix
as it was over four years ago. Remember though that MS have built Win
Me in such a way that they don't encourage the installation of MSFax and
has to be forced to install by changing the name of the installer
(awfax.exe) to something like msfax.exe. I thought the problem here
though was more to removing Windows Messaging (not the instant messenger
client but the mail prog from Win 95) that is used to run MSFax. I'll
see if I can dig out the logs from when the machine concerned was
finally upgraded to XP - it's the one I did my testing on (PII 450, all
scsi box).
--
Mike


Noel Paton wrote:

Prevailing advice seems to be to uninstall Office first, then
reinstall after the upgrade - but there's not much in the way of
feedback as to results, that I've found (other problems were also
present in the threads I've looked at) - what does the upgrade
advisor actually state - EXACTLY - WRT the Fax Client?

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
[ . . . ]

Using Norton in ME is very akin to a combination of necrophilia and
bestiality - with about the same chance of a successful outcome

Are you saying you despise them equally, or only in combination?

I'm aware of course that WinME is the most reviled OS that Microsoft has
fathered since MS-DOS 4.0, but I like it anyway. I'll admit ME does some
quirky stuff, but its improvements over Win98 make that worth trying to cope
with, IMO.

O.G.

lol And so you should g
Joan


Noel Paton wrote:
Wha???
Nobody's mentioned that bunch of inebriated snails (AKA putrid
coelenterates) yet in this thread, AFAIK!

Using Norton in ME is very akin to a combination of necrophilia and
bestiality - with about the same chance of a successful outcome

(one day, I'll get the terminally cretinous to notice that I'm *not*
[maybe] extracting the Michael....)

(Ahhhhh - I feel better for that!g)

I think you'll find Noel just means Norton, but especially when you try
and run it on a WinME machine, the two just don't go together. g
Joan



Old Geezer wrote:
Are you saying you despise them equally, or only in combination?

I'm aware of course that WinME is the most reviled OS that Microsoft
has fathered since MS-DOS 4.0, but I like it anyway. I'll admit ME
does some quirky stuff, but its improvements over Win98 make that
worth trying to cope with, IMO.

O.G.