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  • 1.  Ghost Printer

    Posted Jan 30, 2011 11:03 AM

    I've always had one printer, my hp Photosmart. All of the sudden, when I try to print a document it shows another printer, the XPS Document Writer. Now that my computer restarted by itself and shut itself down, I am about to conclude something's wrong with my computer, maybe a hacker trying to get in. I'm still not sure. What should I do?

     

    -Windows XP if useful



  • 2.  RE: Ghost Printer

    Posted Jan 31, 2011 10:43 AM

    The Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) is a print-to-file driver that enables any application to create XML Paper Specification (XPS).

    About Microsoft XPS Document Writer

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd183313%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Print-to-the-Microsoft-XPS-Document-Writer

     

    Cheers,

    Thomas



  • 3.  RE: Ghost Printer

    Posted Feb 09, 2011 01:11 PM

    Are you still having reboot issues? Have you installed any programs recently? With the latest definitions, run a full scan in Safe-mode. Give me an update when you have a moment.

     

    Best,

    Thomas