Symptoms

You install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on a Windows Vista x64 edition-based computer. When you try to open an XML Paper Specification (XPS) document, it cannot be opened by the Microsoft XPS Viewer successfully. However, you are prompted to select an application to open the file.Note The Microsoft XPS Viewer is integrated into Windows Internet Explorer in Windows Vista.

Cause

This problem occurs because of an error in the process that points to the appropriate application to view the XPS file.

Resolution

Update information

To resolve this problem, obtain the update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. To obtain the update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?FamilyID=c411b91e-4dab-4550-915c-e119204d0732&displaylang=en

Prerequisites

You must have .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or .NET Framework 3.0 SP2 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

x64 version of Windows Vista SP1,Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Xpsviewer.exe

3.0.6920.1500

299,336

25-Nov- 2008

23:22

x86

Xpsviewer.exe

3.0.6920.1500

299,336

25-Nov- 2008

23:22

x86

Xpsviewer.exe

3.0.6920.1500

299,336

25-Nov- 2008

23:25

x86

Xpsviewer.exe

3.0.6920.1500

299,336

25-Nov- 2008

23:25

x86

Status

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

More Information

Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista

Additional Information for x64 version of Windows Vista SP1,Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerdefault_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16812_none_f56438d9cbe79635.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,157

Date (UTC)

22-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:35

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerdefault_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.21000_none_f5f67d1ee4ff1aa2.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,157

Date (UTC)

23-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:51

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerdefault_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18205_none_f7584849c903573a.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,157

Date (UTC)

21-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

09:11

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerdefault_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22364_none_f7a00542e2528553.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,157

Date (UTC)

29-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

07:46

File name

Amd64_wpf-xpsviewerexe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16812_none_2362fdd2c3cc695e.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,282

Date (UTC)

22-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:35

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerexe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.21000_none_23f54217dce3edcb.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,282

Date (UTC)

23-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:51

File name

Amd64_wpf-xpsviewerexe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18205_none_25570d42c0e82a63.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,282

Date (UTC)

21-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

09:11

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerexe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22364_none_259eca3bda37587c.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,282

Date (UTC)

29-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

07:46

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerexternalparties_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16812_none_a24b48dcd3455fe3.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

4,287

Date (UTC)

22-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:35

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerexternalparties_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.21000_none_a2dd8d21ec5ce450.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

4,287

Date (UTC)

23-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:51

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerexternalparties_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18205_none_a43f584cd06120e8.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

4,287

Date (UTC)

21-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

09:11

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerexternalparties_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22364_none_a4871545e9b04f01.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

4,287

Date (UTC)

29-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

07:46

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerregistry_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16812_none_68a5a3f2ff8b80cf.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

13,356

Date (UTC)

22-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:35

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerregistry_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.21000_none_6937e83818a3053c.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

13,356

Date (UTC)

23-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:51

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerregistry_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18205_none_6a99b362fca741d4.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

13,356

Date (UTC)

21-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

09:11

File name

Amd64_wpf- xpsviewerregistry_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22364_none_6ae1705c15f66fed.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

13,356

Date (UTC)

29-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

07:46

File name

Package_for_kb967190_client_0_bf~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,392

Date (UTC)

30-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:55

File name

Package_for_kb967190_client_0~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,411

Date (UTC)

30-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:55

File name

Package_for_kb967190_client_1_bf~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,620

Date (UTC)

30-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:55

File name

Package_for_kb967190_client_1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,652

Date (UTC)

30-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:55

File name

Package_for_kb967190_client_bf~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,692

Date (UTC)

30-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:55

File name

Package_for_kb967190_client~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,723

Date (UTC)

30-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:55

File name

Package_for_kb967190_server_0_bf~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,392

Date (UTC)

30-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:55

File name

Package_for_kb967190_server_0~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,411

Date (UTC)

30-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:55

File name

Package_for_kb967190_server_bf~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,420

Date (UTC)

30-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:55

File name

Package_for_kb967190_server~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,439

Date (UTC)

30-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:55

File name

X86_wpf- xpsviewerdefault_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16812_none_99459d56138a24ff.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,155

Date (UTC)

22-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:58

File name

X86_wpf-xpsviewerdefault_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.21000_none_99d7e19b2ca1a96c.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,155

Date (UTC)

23-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:48

File name

X86_wpf- xpsviewerdefault_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18205_none_9b39acc610a5e604.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,155

Date (UTC)

21-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

10:30

File name

X86_wpf-xpsviewerdefault_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22364_none_9b8169bf29f5141d.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,155

Date (UTC)

29-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

07:18

File name

X86_wpf- xpsviewerexe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16812_none_c744624f0b6ef828.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

6,217

Date (UTC)

22-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:02

File name

X86_wpf-xpsviewerexe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.21000_none_c7d6a69424867c95.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

6,217

Date (UTC)

23-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:52

File name

X86_wpf- xpsviewerexe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18205_none_c93871bf088ab92d.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

6,217

Date (UTC)

21-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

10:35

File name

X86_wpf-xpsviewerexe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22364_none_c9802eb821d9e746.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

6,217

Date (UTC)

29-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

07:35

File name

X86_wpf- xpsviewerexternalparties_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16812_none_462cad591ae7eead.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

4,285

Date (UTC)

22-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:58

File name

X86_wpf- xpsviewerexternalparties_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.21000_none_46bef19e33ff731a.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

4,285

Date (UTC)

23-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:48

File name

X86_wpf- xpsviewerexternalparties_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18205_none_4820bcc91803afb2.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

4,285

Date (UTC)

21-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

10:30

File name

X86_wpf- xpsviewerexternalparties_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22364_none_486879c23152ddcb.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

4,285

Date (UTC)

29-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

07:18

File name

X86_wpf- xpsviewerregistry_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16812_none_0c87086f472e0f99.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

13,354

Date (UTC)

22-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

04:58

File name

X86_wpf-xpsviewerregistry_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.21000_none_0d194cb460459406.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

13,354

Date (UTC)

23-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

05:48

File name

X86_wpf- xpsviewerregistry_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18205_none_0e7b17df4449d09e.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

13,354

Date (UTC)

21-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

10:30

File name

X86_wpf-xpsviewerregistry_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22364_none_0ec2d4d85d98feb7.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

13,354

Date (UTC)

29-Jan-2009

Time (UTC)

07:18

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