How to print an XPS document?

[Cyberpro60]

I have been sent several documents in .XPS format. I can view these documents
just fine [in IE7] but I want a hard copy printout for my archives.

Unfortunately, all attempts to print these documents have failed. I have a
print option but when I click it nothing happens - no error message -
nothing. There doesn't seem to be any information about printing XPS
documents on Microsoft's website or the web either. Surely it should be that
difficult to print out one simple document?

Desperate, any help appreciated!

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

If an XPS document is open in Internet Explorer you should be able to use
File=>Print Preview
to see a rendering of it and then print to your regular printer from there. To be able to generate them requires a MS .NET Framework
installation, but I don't recall that it's needed to print them, but you may want to use the link below to also check with the folks
in the WindowsXP Print/Scan discussion group as well.

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I have been sent several documents in .XPS format. I can view these documents
just fine [in IE7] but I want a hard copy printout for my archives.

Unfortunately, all attempts to print these documents have failed. I have a
print option but when I click it nothing happens - no error message -
nothing. There doesn't seem to be any information about printing XPS
documents on Microsoft's website or the web either. Surely it should be that
difficult to print out one simple document?

Desperate, any help appreciated! <<
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Please let us know if this has helped,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

LINKS
A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_scan
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_scan

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com