Whilst the selection of OXPS to XPS converters is pretty slim, there are some programs and on-line services that offer the XPS/OXPS to PDF conversion. Sadly, this doesn't work in Windows Vista or earlier versions of Windows. It seems it is currently the only choice for Windows users, that really want XPS file instead OXPS and have no access to a computer with Windows 8. Whenever you click on an *.oxps file in Windows 7 with this installed, you will be prompted to convert it to *.xps file. It's a utility from Windows Driver Kit 8.1 and pretty easy to use. Microsoft offers its own XpsConverter tool for Windows 7 users, with which it is possible to convert OXPS documents to older XPS format, viewable by the default XPS Reader program in Windows 7. How to convert OXPS documents without Windows 8 Converting OXPS documents to XPS The only way is to convert these documents to some other format before you can view them. If you need to view an *.oxps document and do not have access to computer with Windows 8, then you are screwed - literally. Whilst some older XPS viewer programs claim that they also support the new OXPS format, the reality is far from promises - we haven't found any that actually do. Viewing OXPS documentsīecause the OXPS format is not natively supported in earlier versions of Windows, and there is no dedicated Windows 7 or earlier OXPS viewer it is close to impossible to view it without Windows 8. The second choice would be to convert the OXPS document to either the previous XPS format, or to something else, like the common PDF format, so you could easily view the document in older versions of Windows, or even on other platforms.
First you can find a program, a viewer that supports the new OXPS format - good luck with that.
Without Windows 8 you have basically two choices how to handle *.oxps files. How to view OXPS documents without Windows 8
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