WinFax Pro 10.0

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Summary: Don't waste your time or money
Review: well i thought i had hit payday with this program, but its featureless

its good if u have very limited faxing, AND have a seperate phone line for just your computer, BUT also have cable mode/dsl

let me explain why, whenever this program is on, its tieing up your phone line, so u cant use your dial up, so it needs its own phone line, i dont even know how a normal home user could use this program

i have cable, so that isnt a problem, but only one phone line, so i got distinctive ring, and even tho winfax pro does have this feature, most computer modems do not, so either way it is not going to work

features on this are limited, and it can be a confuing program to deal with at times, and for the ... price tag it makes little sense t get when there are very nice printer/fax combos such as the HP V40SE, which i intend to buy ASAP

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Summary: Biggest computer crasher ever!!!
Review: WinFax Pro 10.0 repeatedly rendered my computer and software programs inoperable. I run Windows98, and after I installed WinFax 10.0, I had ongoing problems with multiple blue-screen crashes and had to reboot every 10 minutes. Even when supposedly "inactive," WinFax gobbled up RAM memory (128MB) to the point that I couldn't even run other programs, ex. MS Word 2000. I truly thought my computer was dying! As soon as I uninstalled WinFax, my computer was back to its wonderful self.

Unfortunately, I have had the same problems with several previous WinFax versions, but I kept purchasing new ones thinking that, surely, this version will fix all the bugs. Alas, I wasted alot of money. Every version has caused the same sorts of problems. This is unfortunate, because WinFax is very easy to use and has an well laid out, intuitive interface. But it is a complete NIGHTMARE for the computer system!

While I'm not a techie, I'm a seasoned user of a variety of software programs, and I have never--I repeat NEVER!--had a program consistently screw up my computer like this. And in all my years using Amazon, I have never written a review of a product. So, that should tell you plenty!

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Summary: Get 10.2 or newer
Review: Yes if you're running XP you must get the 10.2 or newer. Once you're up and running the interface is similar to Microsoft Outlook. For some, Microsoft Fax is fine, but WinFax is a more mature and robust product with far more features.