Fax Software on Vista?

Hello, all.  I have a new Dell Inspiron 530.  I went to the Control Panel and verified I do have a modem.  Then I tried to verify from a Google Search if it could do faxing.  It seems that a Conexant D850 is indeed capable of faxing.  On my old machine, the fax software was a printer driver.  I could open a document in Word and chose the FaxPrinter and then it would ask me for the fax information.

I didn't see a fax driver when I open Word2003 on my new machine.  So I took a gamble and downloaded a new driver from the Dell website for this modem.  The driver version is 7.58.0.50.  I still do not see a faxprinter driver!  Can anyone please tell me how to use/activate/setup the fax?  I KNOW the modem is capable of faxing so how's it done?  Do I need to download something else besides the latest modem driver?  If I do, do you have any recommendations of free software?  I used to fax maybe 3 pages a month, so most of the "free" services are too pricey.

As a side note:  I purchased my Dell computer at BestBuy 3 weeks ago.  I called Dell about this question.  As soon as they heard I'd bought it somewhere else, I was given a different phone number. Dell said they had an answer but couldn't talk to me because of where I bought it.   When I reached Best Buy, they told me they'd have to send a technician out at $129/hour.  I said WHAT!!!  I am so angry I'm spitting bullets.  I am a tech-savvy person and a 2 minute phone conversation should have solved my question.  Instead, I wasted an hour between these two giants on the phone with nothing to show for it.  And it's such an easy question!

Foaming-At-Mouth  :smileymad:

Debbie Erickson