WD2000: Outlook Fax Fails If Word Not Started Once Before

ID: Q190653


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 2000


SYMPTOMS

When sending a fax from Microsoft Outlook 97, when you click "Start Using Word Now," you may receive one of the following messages:

Microsoft Word Err=1078
This file could not be found.
(C:\windows\spool\fax\message.rtf)
-or-
Microsoft Visual Basic
This file could not be found.
(C:\windows\spool\fax\message.rtf)
End or Debug
This occurs if all of these conditions are true:
  • The fax contains text formatted in a non-black color.


  • Your Outlook Profile includes the Microsoft Fax service.


  • Microsoft Word 2000 has not been opened since it was installed.


RESOLUTION

Quit Outlook and start Word to clear its first-run condition status; then, restart Outlook and resend your fax.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: error facsimile

Keywords : kbinterop kbdta wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: July 15, 1999
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