Termyn8or
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farg, that would be fine if they will accept it.
Lock, I used to be able to fax directly from Word by selecting the fax as a printer. It would then pop up with another window that would ask for the number. I had installed a program called Bitware which made this happen. It came with a modem driver CD, but worked on other modems as well.
From what I understand fax drivers were included with XP, but I have never used them because with DSL I never even installed a modem in this PC. So I don't know just how much help I can be, I can say though, that it can be done and if you have to fax that many pages it may well be worth looking into.
You claim to be in a brain fog or something but you sound pretty articulate here. So before spending the money for a PC tech, maybe you should look at the windows help files. Sometimes they are not so helpful, but sometimes they are.
Sorry what I basically did was to join in on a rant about Vista. I could rant about XP as well. I have this scanner which I think is one of the best scanners around, but it won't work with XP. I mean I scanned guns, car parts, my face, anything and the image was clear. (scan your face one of these days, the results are hilarious, you look like an alien or a ghoul or something).
But back to the topic at hand - If the windows help files are like they used to be, you go through a process of questions and then it comes up with something you can click for example to "find a fax compatible modem on this PC", something like that. I would suggest going through the process before spending money on a tech. Those guys are extremely expensive. But this involves money, so if you get no joy from windows help, it might be worth it to pay a guy to do it.
Another thing, if this is a new PC, it might be new enough that you can call tech support. Or, if you bought Vista and installed it, you should be able to call microsoft. So consider that as well.
Right now I can't resist getting back to the rant. How in the hell is less functionality considered an upgrade ? You get a newer OS and this won't work and that won't work. Back in the 98 days there were drivers for almost every printer on the planet built up to the date of release. This sucks, and now my scanner, which can focus up to four inches away from the glass, is most likely going to a landfill. And that's what they want, for you to spend money.
Anyway, give the windows help files a try, and good luck. I hope you get the money. It is possible though, that all you need to do is go through the process and hook a phone line up to the PC, if it has a modem. If you have DSL, make sure you connect a filtered line.
That's about all I can come up with without alot more detailed info, your PC might not even have a modem, I know they quit putting floppy disk drives in new PCs, so it might not. To really to be able to just fax all this from the house, without paying for it would be great with that many pages. I would certainly look into it.
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They've removed the fax setup option in the printers console and moved it to Windows Scan and Fax. Of course, finding this "Windows Scan and Fax" appears to be a challenge in and of itself. The help files are no help, either. 
Though I do have a conventional fax machine, I don't like using it cause I like working paperless. While I've used efax.com, it's nice to know I can fax directly from my computer. I just need to install my modem drivers and hook up my phone line. 
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