Are you having a problem installing FaxMail Network for Windows? If you are, read the rest of this document. If you are still having a problem, email us at https://www.electrasoft.com/email.htm, or call us at 281-499-8246 and we at ElectraSoft will help you:-) FaxMail Network for Windows Installation Installing or reinstalling FaxMail Network for Windows: If reinstalling go to [My Computer], [Printers] and be sure that the [ElectraSoft Convert to Fax] is not your default print driver. If reinstalling in Windows 95/98/ME, you may need to go to [My Computer], [Printers] and delete [ElectraSoft Print to Fax]. Be sure to get the newest version from our www-page. If FaxMail Network for Windows is or has been running, shut down and restart the computer because you can not reinstall or modify a file that; is in use, is running, and in some cases if it has been running earlier. When rebooting, be sure you do not start any apps or programs. Be sure that FaxMail Network for Windows and associated files are not running or in use, and that FaxMail Network for Windows is not running as a service. If you are installing on NT and you have [RAS], [Proxy Server], [Exchange Server], [all Backoffice Services], [wingate], and/or any other Services that may be reserving resources and/or the modem running as a service, go to [Services] in the [Control Panel] and disable/Stop them. After installation re-enable any services that you disable now. Be sure to log on as the administrator. Be sure that FaxMail Network for Windows has full read/write access. Be sure the time and date are the same on all computers on the network. To install FaxMail Network for Windows on Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/2003/XP, use [Start], [Run], [Browse] and browse to the directory where you unzipped FaxMail Network for Windows and select fmnfax.exe. Do not run fmnfax.exe in any way other than the way just described. Install or reinstalling FaxMail Network for Windows without any programs running in the background. Be sure that, not even, FaxMail Network for Windows is running in the background. Be sure that the FaxMail Network for Windows fmnfax.exe has read/write access to the HardDrive and all files. Otherwise some files may not get copied or modified. Re-boot immediately after installing. The install instructions are in the fmnfax.exe. Be very careful when asked for this computer's HardDrive. This computer's HardDrive should usually be c: drive. If installing on a network you will select the Server HardDrive later. If installing on a standalone computer, do nothing. If installing on a network, the Server HardDrive is the mapped drive that all instances on FaxMail Network for Windows will be using as their [Server HardDrive]. Do not map to faxmailn directory. You may need to reinstall all workstations. Be VERY careful when asked for THIS COMPUTERS HardDrive and then for the SERVER HardDrive. THIS COMPUTERS HardDrive is normally c: drive. If you have mapped the workstation 2 SERVER HardDrive to the ServerDriveLetter:\faxmailn, it will not work. You will need to re-map it to ServerDriveLetter:\ You can use paths if you are good with mapping directories. To learn how to map to a directory instead of the root of a server drive, go to www.electrasoft.com, the bottom of [Run FaxMail Network for Windows as an NT Service] and read the message thread on this subject. You may want to dedicate a whole server drive to FaxMail Network for Windows. After final installation: If you have installed FaxMail Network for Windows two or more times; once on one HardDrive and once on another, go to the [printers] and be sure that the ?:\esfax\fax port is correct. Where ? is the HardDriveLetter that FaxMail Network for Windows is installed on. ElectraSoft Print to Fax MUST use ?:\esfax\fax as its port! Be sure you do *NOT* have a directory or file called ?:\esfax\fax on the system. Do not share the ElectraSoft Print to Fax on ?:\esfax\fax. Each station has its own. If your are installing on Windows NT and after rebooting your computer the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] does not show up in the printer selection list, go to the Printer-Installer, [Add Printer] and create the [ElectraSoft NT Print to Fax] as per the FaxMail Network for Windows readme.txt instructions. The section you want to read is called WINDOWS NT. For free tech-support: 281-499-8246, https://www.electrasoft.com/email.htm If your are installing on Windows 95/98/ME and after rebooting your computer the [ElectraSoft Print to Fax] does not show up in the printer selection list, use the Add Printer ICON as follows: o Click [My Computer], [Printers], [Add Printer], and the Add Printer Wizard box will appear. o Click [Next]. o Click [(*)Local Printer], [Next] to go to the Printer selection box. o Under [Manufacturer:] select [ElectraSoft]. o Under [Printers:] select: [ElectraSoft Print to Fax] o Click [Next] to go to the [Available Port:] selection box. o Select [*]?:\esfax\fax Unknown local port. Where the ? is the drive you installed the fax program on. o Click [Next]. o Click [(*)No], [Next]. o Click [(*)Yes], [Next] and wait up to one minuet. o When asked [Would you like to start the fax program, click [Yes]. o Shortly the ElectraSoft [Send Fax] box will appear. o Click [View Fax] to be sure it worked ok. o When asked [Did the test page print correctly] click [Yes]. Thousands of people are using FaxMail Network for Windows. You can too:-)