Windows Fax and Scan becomes unresponsive if incoming faxes are routed to a printer that requires user input in Windows Vista

Steps to reproduce the problem

• Configure Windows Fax and Scan to route the incoming faxes to a printer that requires that the user input the name of the file that is to be printed. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start
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     , click All Programs, and then click Windows Fax and Scan.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Fax Settings.
  3. On the General tab, click More options under Send/receive options.
  4. In the More options dialog box, click to select the Print a copy to check box under When a fax is received, and then select a printer that prints to file.
     
     Note You can select Microsoft Office Document Image Writer or XML Paper Specification (XPS) Document Writer as the printer.
• Receive a fax in Windows Fax and Scan.
  
  For more information about how to receive a fax in Windows Fax and Scan, visit the following Web site:
  http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/811d861e-177b-475d-a34e-72948adb7a061033.mspx (http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/811d861e-177b-475d-a34e-72948adb7a061033.mspx)

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