Can't open XPS file. Which app is responsible for this?

[Michael Nemtsev]

Abruptly, XPS files can't been open.
Which app is responsible for this and which app do I need to set to open
..xps files?


PS: Vista Beta2 [Ultimate]

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

Thats strange, I recently downloaded the Vista Guide (xps format) on IE 7 in
Vista and opened up just fine in the browser, thats how you view them by the
way. Try Opening the files with Internet Explorer.
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[Michael Nemtsev]

It was opened in the Home version of Vista.
After I reinstall to the Ultimate one I can't open it even in IE

Thats strange, I recently downloaded the Vista Guide (xps format) on IE 7
in Vista and opened up just fine in the browser, thats how you view them
by the way. Try Opening the files with Internet Explorer.
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Abruptly, XPS files can't been open.
Which app is responsible for this and which app do I need to set to open
.xps files?


PS: Vista Beta2 [Ultimate]

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

XPS is a feature of all Editions of Vista. I can't diagnose why you are
encountering this except for the XPS file being corrupted. My recommendation
would be to download back the file again and try opening it.
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It was opened in the Home version of Vista.
After I reinstall to the Ultimate one I can't open it even in IE

Thats strange, I recently downloaded the Vista Guide (xps format) on IE 7
in Vista and opened up just fine in the browser, thats how you view them
by the way. Try Opening the files with Internet Explorer.
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--
Andre
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Abruptly, XPS files can't been open.
Which app is responsible for this and which app do I need to set to open
.xps files?


PS: Vista Beta2 [Ultimate]

 

[Zack Whittaker]

Your right - XPS is part of WinFX, and having the Beta 2 with WinFX
preinstalled should let you view them in IE pretty well. However, if it
doesn't, try installing WinFX again and hopefully this should fix it.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/downloads/getthebeta/default.aspx

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XPS is a feature of all Editions of Vista. I can't diagnose why you are
encountering this except for the XPS file being corrupted. My
recommendation would be to download back the file again and try opening
it.
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It was opened in the Home version of Vista.
After I reinstall to the Ultimate one I can't open it even in IE

Thats strange, I recently downloaded the Vista Guide (xps format) on IE
7 in Vista and opened up just fine in the browser, thats how you view
them by the way. Try Opening the files with Internet Explorer.
--
--
Andre
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Abruptly, XPS files can't been open.
Which app is responsible for this and which app do I need to set to
open .xps files?


PS: Vista Beta2 [Ultimate]

 

[Chris Altmann]

To actually answer your question, it's an app called XPSViewer.exe. Typing
XPSViewer in the start menu search box found its folder for me (in system32
somewhere IIRC). It should also appear in the list of programs one can
associate with a file type.

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

Nope, I can't find that. As far as I am aware, the only XPS tools in Vista
is Internet Explorer 7 browser for viewing and the XPS Print driver for
creating such content.
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To actually answer your question, it's an app called XPSViewer.exe. Typing
XPSViewer in the start menu search box found its folder for me (in
system32 somewhere IIRC). It should also appear in the list of programs
one can associate with a file type.

Abruptly, XPS files can't been open.
Which app is responsible for this and which app do I need to set to open
.xps files?


PS: Vista Beta2 [Ultimate]

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

I found that file and point it to open .XPS extentions, but IE starts
blinking trying to create new instance and unloading it abruptly

To actually answer your question, it's an app called XPSViewer.exe. Typing
XPSViewer in the start menu search box found its folder for me (in
system32 somewhere IIRC). It should also appear in the list of programs
one can associate with a file type.

Abruptly, XPS files can't been open.
Which app is responsible for this and which app do I need to set to open
.xps files?


PS: Vista Beta2 [Ultimate]

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Done for the couple of times.
When I try to open it in IE, IE starts blinking trying to create new
instance and unloading it abruptly

XPS is a feature of all Editions of Vista. I can't diagnose why you are
encountering this except for the XPS file being corrupted. My
recommendation would be to download back the file again and try opening
it.
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It was opened in the Home version of Vista.
After I reinstall to the Ultimate one I can't open it even in IE

Thats strange, I recently downloaded the Vista Guide (xps format) on IE
7 in Vista and opened up just fine in the browser, thats how you view
them by the way. Try Opening the files with Internet Explorer.
--
--
Andre
Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta

Abruptly, XPS files can't been open.
Which app is responsible for this and which app do I need to set to
open .xps files?


PS: Vista Beta2 [Ultimate]

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

Ok, I just created a XPS file by printing through the XPS virtual printer in
Wordpad, and saved the file. I was then able to open the file in the web
browser.

Michael, try this:
Open WordPad, type up something, anything
Click File
Click Print
Select "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
Click Print
Save the file (I saved mine in Documents, you can Desktop, anywhere you can
locate the file).

double click the file you saved, and it will open in IE 7+, it will take a
little while, I notice it is very slow to load.

I navigated to C: > Windows > SysWOW64 > XPSViewer > XPSViewer

Where SysWOW64 is would be System 32 on x86 Vista

I notice this folder was placed in the SysWOW64 folder after I printed the
XPS file, but the XPSViewer refuses to launch, don't know why, guess its
broken.
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I found that file and point it to open .XPS extentions, but IE starts
blinking trying to create new instance and unloading it abruptly

To actually answer your question, it's an app called XPSViewer.exe.
Typing XPSViewer in the start menu search box found its folder for me (in
system32 somewhere IIRC). It should also appear in the list of programs
one can associate with a file type.

Abruptly, XPS files can't been open.
Which app is responsible for this and which app do I need to set to open
.xps files?


PS: Vista Beta2 [Ultimate]

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hmmm, in that case documet loaded correctly

But I note one thing that confuse me.
When I save XPS document to the disk it showed as "XPS Document" in the
Explorer
But XPS "Windows_Vista_Product_Guide_Beta_2.xps" downloaded from Microsoft
has "ZIP type file" label in the Type column of Explorer, notwithstanding
the fact that it has XPS extention.

Any ideas?

Ok, I just created a XPS file by printing through the XPS virtual printer
in Wordpad, and saved the file. I was then able to open the file in the
web browser.

Michael, try this:
Open WordPad, type up something, anything
Click File
Click Print
Select "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
Click Print
Save the file (I saved mine in Documents, you can Desktop, anywhere you
can locate the file).

double click the file you saved, and it will open in IE 7+, it will take a
little while, I notice it is very slow to load.

I navigated to C: > Windows > SysWOW64 > XPSViewer > XPSViewer

Where SysWOW64 is would be System 32 on x86 Vista

I notice this folder was placed in the SysWOW64 folder after I printed the
XPS file, but the XPSViewer refuses to launch, don't know why, guess its
broken.
--
--
Andre
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I found that file and point it to open .XPS extentions, but IE starts
blinking trying to create new instance and unloading it abruptly

To actually answer your question, it's an app called XPSViewer.exe.
Typing XPSViewer in the start menu search box found its folder for me
(in system32 somewhere IIRC). It should also appear in the list of
programs one can associate with a file type.

Abruptly, XPS files can't been open.
Which app is responsible for this and which app do I need to set to
open .xps files?


PS: Vista Beta2 [Ultimate]

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

Can't understand why, I downloaded and it opened directly in the browser,
slow, but it loaded.
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Hmmm, in that case documet loaded correctly

But I note one thing that confuse me.
When I save XPS document to the disk it showed as "XPS Document" in the
Explorer
But XPS "Windows_Vista_Product_Guide_Beta_2.xps" downloaded from Microsoft
has "ZIP type file" label in the Type column of Explorer, notwithstanding
the fact that it has XPS extention.

Any ideas?

Ok, I just created a XPS file by printing through the XPS virtual printer
in Wordpad, and saved the file. I was then able to open the file in the
web browser.

Michael, try this:
Open WordPad, type up something, anything
Click File
Click Print
Select "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
Click Print
Save the file (I saved mine in Documents, you can Desktop, anywhere you
can locate the file).

double click the file you saved, and it will open in IE 7+, it will take
a little while, I notice it is very slow to load.

I navigated to C: > Windows > SysWOW64 > XPSViewer > XPSViewer

Where SysWOW64 is would be System 32 on x86 Vista

I notice this folder was placed in the SysWOW64 folder after I printed
the XPS file, but the XPSViewer refuses to launch, don't know why, guess
its broken.
--
--
Andre
Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta

I found that file and point it to open .XPS extentions, but IE starts
blinking trying to create new instance and unloading it abruptly

To actually answer your question, it's an app called XPSViewer.exe.
Typing XPSViewer in the start menu search box found its folder for me
(in system32 somewhere IIRC). It should also appear in the list of
programs one can associate with a file type.

Abruptly, XPS files can't been open.
Which app is responsible for this and which app do I need to set to
open .xps files?


PS: Vista Beta2 [Ultimate]