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jeron13-Aug-20 5:00

jeron1

3-Aug-20 5:00

A noble thought indeed, but you probably won't get the reaction you were hoping for.

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W∴ Balboos, GHB3-Aug-20 6:33

3-Aug-20 6:33

From the sound of it, perhaps we ought float the question, and if there's no decent frequency of approvals then we can bury it inert.

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Johnny J.3-Aug-20 9:56

Johnny J.

3-Aug-20 9:56

Nope! Just suck it up! D'Oh! | :doh:

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DRHuff3-Aug-20 10:28

DRHuff

3-Aug-20 10:28

These puns have been going... going...

Now they argon!

If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

C'Mon Microsoft...

Nelek3-Aug-20 3:16

3-Aug-20 3:16

I have some really old examples of things from my personal library in XPS that I would have liked to look at today... no way.

XPS-Viewer Deleted since Win10-1903 (guess which version I got installed a couple of weeks ago... D'Oh! | :doh:

)
Trying to add it back... not possible (domain policy) Mad | :mad:

I will need to re-print everything in PDF

It is going to cost several work hours to re-do my lib because Microsoft knows better what we need and our IT wants to confirm it D'Oh! | :doh:

I know I get them paid anyways, but that it is totally unnecessary work Sigh | :sigh:

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User 110609793-Aug-20 3:37

3-Aug-20 3:37

I'm running W10-1909 ans 2004. On both XPS viewer is still available.

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
Chemists have exactly one rule: there are only exceptions

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

OriginalGriff3-Aug-20 4:19

OriginalGriff

3-Aug-20 4:19

Um ... I'm running 2004, and XPS viewer is still there. A quick search via the WIN key and the app appears. It opens XPS files, and double clicking on 'em opens 'em as well.

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Nelek3-Aug-20 7:24

3-Aug-20 7:24

Weird... look my answer below.

There are a lot of links in a quick search saying that MS retired it. That's why I wrote my rant.

M.D.V.

Richard MacCutchan3-Aug-20 4:53

Richard MacCutchan

3-Aug-20 4:53

Sounds like your friendly administrators need to be bribed.

User 110609793-Aug-20 7:03

3-Aug-20 7:03

I read again your post more carefully. Now it seems to be your company's policies which restrict you from using XPS viewer. So why to blame MS for this Confused | :confused:

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
Chemists have exactly one rule: there are only exceptions

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

Nelek3-Aug-20 7:23

3-Aug-20 7:23

0x01AA wrote:
So why to blame MS for this

Because when I couldn't open them I did a quick search XPS in Windows 10 and I got a lot of links saying that it was removed.
German:
Windows 10: XPS-Viewer installieren - COMPUTER BILD[^]
Windows 10 kann XPS erzeugen aber nicht anzeigen - Administrator[^]

English:
How to access XPS Viewer in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update | Windows Central[^]

Quote:
Now, starting with the April 2018 Update (version 1803), Microsoft is finally retiring support for the file format and removing the XPS Viewer app on new installations.

So... chaging from Windows 7 to Windows 10 a couple of weeks ago and then things not working plus those infos in the net... occam's razor = MS is guilty.

Trying to add the XPS Viewer myself, and not being able... IT in my company is guilty.

M.D.V.

modified 3-Aug-20 13:58pm.

User 110609793-Aug-20 7:59

3-Aug-20 7:59

I can feel with you but...

Quote:
Trying to add the XPS Viewer myself, and not being able... IT in my company.

... it looks like it is not MS it's the policy of your company.

[Edit]
Made a new VM with W10/2004 before some hours (only because of your post, took at least one hour Smile | :)

) and had no problem to add XPS viewer

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
Chemists have exactly one rule: there are only exceptions

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

jeron13-Aug-20 8:01

jeron1

3-Aug-20 8:01

Maybe he works for Microsoft. Smile | :)

Nelek3-Aug-20 9:36

3-Aug-20 9:36

But can you open the XPS files too?

0x01AA wrote:
it looks like it is not MS it's the policy of your company.

Well, as I said, I didn't found it in the PC and several places saying Microsoft had taken it away...

0x01AA wrote:
and had no problem to add XPS viewer

That's something I never accused microsoft for it... I know that this one is on the IT department Laugh | :laugh:

M.D.V.

User 110609793-Aug-20 9:42

3-Aug-20 9:42

Quote:
But can you open the XPS files too?

Let me check on my company pc, I will be back in un rato Wink | ;)

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
Chemists have exactly one rule: there are only exceptions

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

User 110609793-Aug-20 9:51

3-Aug-20 9:51

Quote:
But can you open the XPS files too?

Printed somting from one of our apps to XPS and can open it 'nelek.oxps'

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
Chemists have exactly one rule: there are only exceptions

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

Nelek3-Aug-20 11:05

Very KSS - but some of it is amusing

3-Aug-20 11:05

I give up... I'll try tomorrow again

M.D.V.

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3-Aug-20 3:05

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theoldfool3-Aug-20 3:08

theoldfool

3-Aug-20 3:08

Old people is where they looked stuff up before the Internet came along.

If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.

W∴ Balboos, GHB3-Aug-20 3:29

3-Aug-20 3:29

From what I see, the current 'young folks' consider being able to enter "Google.com" into their browser's address bar as passing for knowledge.

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OriginalGriff3-Aug-20 3:43

OriginalGriff

3-Aug-20 3:43

Well, that is all you need to know to be Ub3rCod3rHaxorz^*

* Or "Script Kiddies" as we knew them.

Richard MacCutchan3-Aug-20 4:51

Richard MacCutchan

3-Aug-20 4:51

And some of them are still too lazy/stupid to even do that.

W∴ Balboos, GHB3-Aug-20 6:47