How to Rebuild the Telephon.ini File

ID: Q120221

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SUMMARY

If the Telephon.ini file in the Windows folder is missing or is damaged, you can create a new one by running the file Tapiini.exe. Tapiini.exe is located in the Windows\System folder. Before you run Tapiini.exe, rename the Telephon.ini file, if it exists.

To create a new Telephon.ini file:

  1. Rename the Telephon.ini file (if it exists) in the Windows folder to Telephon.old. For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "renaming" (without quotation marks), and then double-click the "Renaming Files" topic.


  2. Restart your computer.


  3. Double-click the Tapiini.exe file in the Windows\System folder. Note that this program runs very quickly; nothing may appear to happen. If you are not sure, check the Windows folder to verify that a Telephon.ini file was created.



MORE INFORMATION

The Telephon.ini file stores the settings for all TAPI-enabled applications, such as Fax and Dial-Up Networking.

A default Telephon.ini file for Windows 95 contains the following settings: 


   [Providers]
   NumProviders=1
   NextProviderID=2
   ProviderID0=1
   ProviderFilename0=UNIMDM.TSP 


   [Provider1]
   NumLines=1
   NumPhones=0 


   [HandoffPriorities]
   RequestMakeCall=DIALER.EXE

A default Telephon.ini file for Windows 98 contains the following settings: 

   [Providers]
   NumProviders=2
   NextProviderID=3
   ProviderID0=1
   ProviderFilename0=UNIMDM.TSP
   ProviderID1=2
   ProviderFilename1=WAN.TSP 


   [Provider1]
   NumLines=2
   NumPhones=0 


   [HandoffPriorities]
   RequestMakeCall=DIALER.EXE

Additional query words: TAPI rna corrupted 


Keywords          : kbenv win95 wincomm win98 
Version           : 95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: January 14, 1999