microsoft XPS document writer

[Guest]

I have 2 computers both with office 2007. However one has windows vista and
one is running Windows XP. I've saved a document to file on the non-vista
computer, its a powerpoint presentation in "handout format" and tried to open
it on the vista computer, I want to be able to write some notes/comments in
the lined section to the right of the handout. However I couldn't open it.
I noticed that the vista computer is using "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
as the name of the printer and the non-vista computer is using " Microsoft
Office Document Image Writer". I think this might be the problem. Does anyone
know how do I go about installing "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" on the
non-vista computer?
TXS

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have 2 computers both with office 2007. However one has windows vista and
one is running Windows XP. I've saved a document to file on the non-vista
computer, its a powerpoint presentation in "handout format" and tried to open
it on the vista computer, I want to be able to write some notes/comments in
the lined section to the right of the handout. However I couldn't open it.
I noticed that the vista computer is using "Microsoft XPS Document Writer"
as the name of the printer and the non-vista computer is using " Microsoft
Office Document Image Writer". I think this might be the problem. Does anyone
know how do I go about installing "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" on the
non-vista computer?

The chosen printer driver shouldn't matter, other than that PPT 2007 can get
cranky if the printer driver isn't an MS-certified one.

PowerPoint 2007 text editing slow, text cut off, print, crash problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00850.htm

But just to be certain, when you say you saved it in handout format, do you mean
that you choose File, Save As and saved as a PPTX or that you printed or saved
as XPS?

XPS is a one-way format ... you can print to it but PPT and other Office
programs can't open it back up.