Printer prints part of a page
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"SC" wrote:

> Scenario is Windows XP w/SP2, new PC, clean install, HP PSC 950.
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> When opening, for example, the 'My Pictures' folder and then printing
> through the Windows Printer & Fax viewer, following the wizard and selecting
> 4 pictures, then selecting a layout of the 4 prints on the same page. So I
> would end up with 4 pictures in portrait orientation on an A4 page
> (obviously the wizard resizes them to fit).
>
> Now what I get is the first 2 pictures printing correctly and nicely spaced,
> then the remaining 2 pictures start to print and then get about half way
> through and out comes the A4 page as if the print job completed correctly.
> But about half of the last two pictures is missing, and the page has been
> printed 2/3 to 3/4 in total, so I have some incomplete pictures and a
> massive blank space at the bottom of the sheet.
>
> ALL the printer options are on default, straight out of the box.
>
> I can reapeat exactly the same procedure with a clean install of XP, latest
> driver for any of my Epson A4 printers and they all print perfectly as I
> would expect.
>
> The HP is now connected to a new XP machine, but this behaviour was the same
> when on a Win ME machine, so it doesn't look OS specific.
>
> I suppose I could mess around with the printer settings, but using the XP
> printing wizard, should I have to?
>
> Thanks
>
> SC
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