When you use the Extra Large Icons view mode in Windows Explorer to view XML Paper Specification files on a Windows Vista-based computer, horizontal lines may unexpectedly appear in the icons

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you create XML Paper Specification (XPS) files. Then, you use the Extra Large Icons view mode in Windows Explorer to view the files. When you view the files, horizontal lines may appear in the icons for the XPS files. In fact, horizontal lines do not exist in the original XPS files. However, horizontal lines may appear in the XPS file icons.

To fix this problem, install the cumulative update for XPS that is described in KB 942979, and then re-create the XPS files. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.