Why is a Vista printer sub routine being loaded in XP>

[David Sherman]

I noticed today that a program needed access to the internet.

The program is called PrintFilterPipelineSVC.exe.

I guess that I have 2 questions.

1. Why is it trying to access the internet?

2. Why was this Vista XPS driver installed on Windows XP?

thanks

 

[Tom Porterfield]

I noticed today that a program needed access to the internet.

The program is called PrintFilterPipelineSVC.exe.

I guess that I have 2 questions.

1. Why is it trying to access the internet?

That I don't know.

2. Why was this Vista XPS driver installed on Windows XP?

The technology has been backported from Vista to Server 2003 and XP. I
believe it gets installed with the .NET 3.0 framework and possibly some
other update as well.

More information, though mostly technical, can be found at:

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/xps/vista_print.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/print/XPSDrv_FilterPipe.mspx

 

[Guest]

Hello, I have been experiencing this same issue. It is asking for access to
a Microsoft website, IP 64.4.23.91.

IP search results:
64.4.23.91
Record Type: IP Address


OrgName: MS Hotmail
OrgID: MSHOTM
Address: One Microsoft Way
City: Redmond
StateProv: WA
PostalCode: 98052
Country: US

NetRange: 64.4.0.0 - 64.4.63.255
CIDR: 64.4.0.0/18
NetName: HOTMAIL
NetHandle: NET-64-4-0-0-1
Parent: NET-64-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
NameServer: NS1.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS2.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS3.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS4.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS5.MSFT.NET
Comment: Abuse complaints will only be responded to if sent to
Comment: (e-mail address removed) and (e-mail address removed).
RegDate: 1999-11-24
Updated: 2006-01-23

RTechHandle: MSFTP-ARIN
RTechName: MSFT-POC
RTechPhone: +1-425-882-8080
RTechEmail: (e-mail address removed)

OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE231-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Abuse
OrgAbusePhone: +1-425-882-8080
OrgAbuseEmail: (e-mail address removed)

OrgTechHandle: MSFTP-ARIN
OrgTechName: MSFT-POC
OrgTechPhone: +1-425-882-8080
OrgTechEmail: (e-mail address removed)

I do not understand why this program needs to do this. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[mikeyhsd]

very possibly checking for updates.

(e-mail address removed)@sport.rr.com

Hello, I have been experiencing this same issue. It is asking for access to
a Microsoft website, IP 64.4.23.91.

IP search results:
64.4.23.91
Record Type: IP Address


OrgName: MS Hotmail
OrgID: MSHOTM
Address: One Microsoft Way
City: Redmond
StateProv: WA
PostalCode: 98052
Country: US

NetRange: 64.4.0.0 - 64.4.63.255
CIDR: 64.4.0.0/18
NetName: HOTMAIL
NetHandle: NET-64-4-0-0-1
Parent: NET-64-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
NameServer: NS1.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS2.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS3.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS4.MSFT.NET
NameServer: NS5.MSFT.NET
Comment: Abuse complaints will only be responded to if sent to
Comment: (e-mail address removed) and (e-mail address removed).
RegDate: 1999-11-24
Updated: 2006-01-23

RTechHandle: MSFTP-ARIN
RTechName: MSFT-POC
RTechPhone: +1-425-882-8080
RTechEmail: (e-mail address removed)

OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE231-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Abuse
OrgAbusePhone: +1-425-882-8080
OrgAbuseEmail: (e-mail address removed)

OrgTechHandle: MSFTP-ARIN
OrgTechName: MSFT-POC
OrgTechPhone: +1-425-882-8080
OrgTechEmail: (e-mail address removed)

I do not understand why this program needs to do this. Anyone have any ideas?