title: How do you print XPS files?
body: <p>My printer ran out of black toner and I didn’t have a spare, so I thought it’d be a good idea to “print” documents to .XPS files for now, then print them when the new toner arrives.</p>
  
  <p>So, now I have my toner but I can’t work out how to print the files. I found <a href="http://www.timbarcz.com/blog/HowToPrintXPSDocumentsEasyAs11a1aI233a45.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this great post on Tim Barcz’s blog</a> which seems to indicate I’m not alone.</p>
  
  <p>I can open them and view them in IE, but if I try to print them it either ignores the command altogether or crashes.</p>
  
  <p>I downloaded the XPS Essentials Pack from the Microsoft website and tried to install it, but it refuses to install and keeps crashing with a ten-page error message. Ironically, I would normally print this message out to deal with it.</p>
  
  <p>My “solution” is to open the .XPS files in IE, then screenshot them and paste them into Paint Shop Pro so I can print them as graphics.</p>
  
  <p>As Tim Barcz says in his post that I linked to:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>That’s it…simple. What I don’t get is why people are so afraid to embrace new technology?</p>
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