Windows 10: Microsoft XPS Document Writer

I have Microsoft XPS Document Writer and can print to it but I cant read any of the files from my previous computer that were dprinted to it. I have several years of files save to this printe and cant ready any of them since replacing my previous computer.

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Missing Microsoft XPS Document Writer

Hi David,

Before I can help you with the missing XPS Document Writer and QB, I need to know, are you using Windows 10 Pro? If you can answer "yes" to this question - continue...

If your answer was "yes", try this, it worked for and I, (DK83) but I'll need you to answer a couple of questions first. Please answers my questions in the order below - thanks.

1. - Open the File Manager and single (left) click on the "This PC" icon.

2. - Then double (left) click on the icon for the C: drive.

3. - Then double (left) click on the directory file folder - "Windows".

4. - Then double (left) click on the sub-directory file folder - "System32"

5. - Then double (left) click on the sub-directory file folder - "spool".

6. - Then double (left) click on the sub-directory file folder - "tools".

Is there a sub-directory called "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" located in the "tools' sub-directory?

If yes, go to step 7 below. If no, go to step (a) below.

(a) - Then single click on the "New Folder" icon on the tool bar above and add a folder in the "tools" sub-directory called Microsoft XPS Document Writer.

(b) - On the left side of File Manager, single click on the "My PC" icon and then using "Search this PC" in the upper right of the File Manager display enter the file name - mxdw.gpd and allow the search engine to local where on your computer this file
is located.

(c) - If the "Search This PC" function can't local this file or any of the files listed in Step 7, let me know with a Reply to this message by indicating - "I'm screwed, but let's move on...".

7. - Then double click on the sub-directory "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" and verify that the following files are there:

mxdw.gpd GPD File

mxdwdui.dll Application Extension

mxdw-manifest Configuration settings

mxdw-piplineconfig XML Document

prnms001 Security Catalog

prnms001 Setup Information

If these files are not in the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" folder, return to step (c) above.

If the files are in the sub-directory "Microsoft XPS Document Writer", reply to this message with - "OK - I'm good to go. Let's move on...".

You'll need to reply to by August 9th, otherwise you'll need to wait until August 28th.... thanks.

DK83

 

Missing Microsoft XPS Document Writer

Hi,

For us to assist you more effectively, we would like to know the following:

• Have you tried restarting your computer?
• Do you have the latest Windows Update?
• How do you reinstall the Microsoft XPS Document Writer?
• Have you taken any troubleshooting steps to resolve the problem?

We'll be waiting for your reply so we could help you out.

 

Cannot reinstall Microsoft XPS Document Writer

I tried to use an Intuit QuickBooks tool to fix a problem with saving to a pdf. The tool deleted Microsoft XPS Document Writer from my printer list and then was unable to add it back. Intuit gave me a link to instructions for re-installing Microsoft XPS
Document Writer (https://community.intuit.com/articles/1019822-reinstall-microsoft-xps-document-writer-in-windows-7-8) myself. I followed the instruction exactly, but in the end got an error message "Unable to install printer. The handle is invalid." and I
have no idea what that means. I tried the Microsoft fixit DeviceCenterDiagnostic but it did not find anything. I tried to re-install Microsoft XPS Document Writer by choosing that I had a disk and browsed to the .inf file and in the end got the same error
message "Unable to install printer. The handle is invalid." How can I get around that and get Microsoft XPS Document Writer back as a valid printer?

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