-=PCTechTalk=- Re: What is Micr$oft XPS Document Writer and
- From: "Larry Southerland"<larrysoutherland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 22:45:41 -0400
XPS is M$'s XML Paper Specification, part of their "next generation print
path" marketing concept, and is basically a zipped XML file. It is designed
(in theory) to integrate document creation and viewing, primarily in Windows
Vista (shudder). It is also designed to cut down on the size of Office
files, which are notoriously larger than other office suites' files, largely
due to the massive amount of metadata contained in M$ files.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/xps/default.mspx
BTW: Is the OS that you are running some version of Vista?
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don101
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:09 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: What is Micr$oft XPS Document Writer and
I was not trying to save. I wanted to print. It opened a save dialog box
that no option to save as. It apparently wanted me to save the JPG as an
XPS before it would consider printing it.
I don't want any part of that XPS stuff. Neither does my Mom. We both have
far too many JPGs to have to convert them in order to print them.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Southerland" <larrysoutherland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:14 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: What is Micr$oft XPS Document Writer and
> Use save as instead of save and the save the file with the doc extension
> instead. Micro$oft is "migrating" its office file formats to XML format.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 7:43 PM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- What is Micr$oft XPS Document Writer and
>
> why is it on my Mom's computer? Can it be deleted? It is not in the
> Add/Remove list.
> Office 2007 uses a new file extension... 4 letters ending in an "x". My
> sister kept sending files that could not be opened until the MS Office
> Compatibility Pack was installed. I now suspect the "x" indicates the
> file
> is an XPS file format.
>
> When I right click on a JPG file and select print, I am presented with a
> "save" dialog box that prompts me to save the JPG as an XPS file....
> rain.jpg becomes rain.xps.
>
> I do not want to write as an XPS file I want to print!!!!
>
> The document writer is listed in the Fax and Printer folder on the control
> panel. It does not have any drivers installed.
>
> I made sure the printer was set to default but still the "save" dialog box
> opens.
>
> If I right click the jpg and select Open with and select Either MS Office
> Photo Editor or the Windows Fax and Picture viewer, then select File,
> Print
> the document writer is the default printer. I can change that and the
> picture prints OK.
>
> How do I get rid of the Document Writer? Is it safe to do so? Will I
> regret it later? Why does M$ cram this crap down our throats?
>
> Mom now has several pictures in the picture.XPS file format. Did the
> writer
> convert the JPG or just create a new file in the XPS format? If she
> deletes
> the XPS versions will she regret it later?
>
> Don
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