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Questions tagged [xps]

Microsoft's Open XML Paper Specification, a portable document filetype. For questions about Dell XPS computers, see [dell-xps].

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XPS vs PDF. What's the status?

XPS, the PDF alternative, seems to be almost dead in the water. That said, Windows 7 offers a built-in XPS printer and viewer. I believe Vista also offers a built-in printer. XPS seems lighter than PDF, perhaps it only appears so because of Adobe's…
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XPS viewer for linux?

I am using a computer with Linux. How can I view files with the XPS extension?
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Tool for Converting from XPS to PDF format

Does somebody knows about any tools for converting from XPS to PDF format?. I have some files in XPS but I need to convert them into PDF format.
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oxps to pdf or image - Linux

I've been trying to solve the problem of converting an .oxps file to .pdf or other file format. Any solutions for Linux out there? I've been searching around and cannot come up with much thus far. Maybe even something to convert to xps first and…
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Free XPS Viewer for Mac

I can't seem to find one or my google-fu fails me. Is there one?
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How do I export an email to PDF from Outlook?

I found this link on the Office website that explains how print a PDF in all apps except Outlook https://support.office.com/en-IN/article/Save-as-PDF-d85416c5-7d77-4fd6-a216-6f4bf7c7c110 Question How can I export a message, in Outlook 2010, and have…
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Windows 10 - "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" and "Microsoft Print To PDF" no longer working

For some time on my Windows 10 desktop PC, neither does the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" nor the "Microsoft Print To PDF" virtual print drivers seem to work. Whenever I try to print a document using either one, it prompts a file dialog for me to…
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windows xps document writer can not print tiff files windows 7 64

Have to print .tiff files for bank app, but under advanced options in XPS document printer there is no .tiff format available. Also cannot install windows document image writer on this os. OS Windows 7 Home premium. Please advise urgently
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How to force XPS Service installation on Windows 10?

QuickBooks 17.0 requires the XPS Service to be installed in order to allow the PDF emailing of invoices. Unfortunately I am dealing with a workstation that is refusing to work properly in this regard. The XPS printer disappeared and trying to set…
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What are the system requirements for printing an XPS document

I have made an XPS document in Microsoft Word (Print --> print to XPS Writer). On Windows 7 (64 bit) machine I can open this file in XPSViewer or IE and send it to an actual printer, where the XPS document is successfully printed. All testing so far…
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Microsoft XPS Document Writer print driver for Windows XP

I have read that the Microsoft XPS Document Writer printer driver is pre-installed on Windows 7 and Vista. I have an XP machine that also includes the XPS driver and do not remember ever installing it. Does this driver get installed through Windows…
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Dell XPS 15 9560 Ubuntu Slow boot / WIFI problems

I have problems with my Dell XPS 15 9560 Ubuntu 20.04. First, the WIFI started to have connection problems. Then reboot started to get slow (minutes instead of seconds). Also when you wanted to log in it took a minute before you could input any…
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Document xps Writer in Windows 7

Can somebody please let me know if it is possible to share XPS Document writer over the network?
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Can't Update BIOS (Update file prints 'Test.' and exits)

I am trying to run a BIOS update using /forceit command to solve warning: "Battery can't be identified". I have done the following steps: Made a Bootable FreeDOS USB Drive using Rufus Portable. Copied the BIOS EXE file. Restarted the computer and…
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Any free pdf to xps converter or pdf batch printing program?

Any free pdf to xps converter or pdf batch printing program? I need to print a bunch of PDFs, but program I'm using, Sumatra PDF, while very fast has troubles printing and files themselves seem buggy. Often a 1 MiB pdf would be converted to a 1…
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