Microsoft KB Archive/813995

= You receive a local fax is not installed error message when you send a fax in Word 2003 =

Article ID: 813995

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Office Word 2003, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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For a Microsoft Word 2002 version of this article, see 292094.

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to send a fax by using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro, you may receive the following error message:

Run-time error '5663': Microsoft Mail Local Fax is not installed on your system.

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CAUSE
This problem may occur if you try to use the ActiveDocument.SendFax method to send a document as a fax. The ActiveDocument.SendFax method does not work with the Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP fax program.

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WORKAROUND
To send a fax from Microsoft Word 2003 when you use Windows 2000, on the File menu point to Send To, and then click Fax Recipient. Follow the steps in the Fax Wizard to send the fax.

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

Additional query words: VBE VBA OfficeErrorMessages 10051

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbprb KB813995

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