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Display Name (?):

Fax Service

Short Name (?):

fax

Executable (?):

faxsvc.exe

Library (?):

None.

Depends On (?):

Telephony, Telephony Service, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Service, Plug and Play, Print Spooler

Supports (?):

None.

Description (?):

Helps you send and receive faxes

OS (?):

NT4 Workstation, 2000 Professional, XP Home/Professional, Vista Home/Business

Startup (?):

Default	Home	Workstation	Server	Minimal	Tweaked	Automatic
Manual	Manual	Manual	Manual	Manual	Disabled	Disabled

Explanation (?):

The fax service service provides the ability to receive or send faxes. There is very little functionality for this service in Windows 2000 or especially in NT4. However, if you have fax programs that were designed for Windows NT4 or 2000 then it will most likely use this service. Since this service only activates when it is needed you should leave it set to manual. You can also safely set it to disabled if you don't use it.