Microsoft KB Archive/911076

= A Local Fax Modem account is no longer available when you change the computer name in Windows Vista =

Article ID: 911076

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Code Name “Longhorn”

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Beta Information
This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a Beta release, see the documentation that is included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location where you downloaded the release.



SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You create a Local Fax Modem account by using the Account Wizard on a Microsoft Windows Vista-based computer. Then, you change the computer name. In this scenario, the Local Fax Modem account is no longer available. If this account was the only fax account that was configured on the computer, the status bar in the Windows Fax and Scan tool displays the following message:

No fax accounts are configured.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, re-create the fax account.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbtshoot kbprb KB911076

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