Gmen: If this is, as I suspect, a print driver, shouldn't he be able to delete it (not in the add/remove programs sections but in the add/remove printer section)? -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gman Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:07 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: What is Micr$oft XPS Document Writer and Don, Once a default printer is gone, the default will move onto something else. If you remove a non-default, anything still pointing to it will either jump over to the real default or ask you the next time you run that function. It depends on the function's coding. Just for the record, I want to again mention that it was a non-MS app that put it on mine. I'm only saying this to prevent you from too quickly assuming that it came from the MS utility you installed. lol Peace, G "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!" ----- Original Message ----- From: <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:44 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: What is Micr$oft XPS Document Writer and > As best I can guess it was the MS Office Compatibility Pack that we > installed on her computer so she could view the files my sister sends her > in > the "new and improved" .docx file format. > > I'm tempted to uninstall the pack and tell my sister she needs to tell her > Office 2007 to save documents in the traditional .doc format or don't > bother > sending them. > > If I delete the XPS Document Writer as you suggest will that automatically > stop Mom's system from defaulting to it every time she tries to use a > non-xps or non-xml file. > > That compatibility pack will NOT be installed on my computers. > > Don --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________ No viruses found in this incoming message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5 http://www.iolo.com _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5 http://www.iolo.com --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------