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I want A4 -- Printer goes back to Letter
  1. #1


    Joaquim Oliveira Guest

    I want A4 -- Printer goes back to Letter

    Hi everybody!

    Iīhave a printer at work thatīs generating a problem within one of the
    client machines (Windows Vista Home Premium).

    The problem is that the paper configuration always goes back to Letter. And
    I would like it to stay configured as A4. I already deleted the printer from
    the printers configuration (control panel), but when I reassign it as an
    installed printer, it remains with the problem.

    Can anybody help me out?
    Any help is greatly appreciated.

    Thank you!





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  2. #2


    LVTravel Guest

    Re: I want A4 -- Printer goes back to Letter



    "Joaquim Oliveira" <informatica@newsgroup> wrote in message
    news:#Ptizn7mKHA.1544@newsgroup

    > Hi everybody!
    >
    > Iīhave a printer at work thatīs generating a problem within one of the
    > client machines (Windows Vista Home Premium).
    >
    > The problem is that the paper configuration always goes back to Letter.
    > And I would like it to stay configured as A4. I already deleted the
    > printer from the printers configuration (control panel), but when I
    > reassign it as an installed printer, it remains with the problem.
    >
    > Can anybody help me out?
    > Any help is greatly appreciated.
    >
    > Thank you!
    >
    If this is a domain network type of printer, the defaults are controlled by
    the system administrator and you probably don't have permissions to change
    the printer default settings so you would be out of luck.

    I notice you say Vista Home Premium so if this is a stand-alone type of
    printer that your computer is hooked directly to then you need to reset the
    default in printer controls. Click Start, Settings, Printers. Find the
    printer in question and right click it. Click Printing Preferences and set
    the page size there. The menu you will get is different depending on the
    printer driver so I can't be more specific. Ensure that you click Apply or
    OK to make the change stick.

    Hope this helps, let us know.


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  3. #3


    Joaquim Oliveira Guest

    Re: I want A4 -- Printer goes back to Letter


    "LVTravel" <none@newsgroup> escreveu na mensagem
    news:uQBRy7FnKHA.1544@newsgroup


    "Joaquim Oliveira" <informatica@newsgroup> wrote in message
    news:#Ptizn7mKHA.1544@newsgroup

    > Hi everybody!
    >
    > Iīhave a printer at work thatīs generating a problem within one of the
    > client machines (Windows Vista Home Premium).
    >
    > The problem is that the paper configuration always goes back to Letter.
    > And I would like it to stay configured as A4. I already deleted the
    > printer from the printers configuration (control panel), but when I
    > reassign it as an installed printer, it remains with the problem.
    >
    > Can anybody help me out?
    > Any help is greatly appreciated.
    >
    > Thank you!
    >
    If this is a domain network type of printer, the defaults are controlled by
    the system administrator and you probably don't have permissions to change
    the printer default settings so you would be out of luck.

    It isnīt a domain network printer.

    I notice you say Vista Home Premium so if this is a stand-alone type of
    printer that your computer is hooked directly to then you need to reset the
    default in printer controls. Click Start, Settings, Printers. Find the
    printer in question and right click it. Click Printing Preferences and set
    the page size there. The menu you will get is different depending on the
    printer driver so I can't be more specific. Ensure that you click Apply or
    OK to make the change stick.

    Well the printer is hooked to another computer and with the serving machine
    everything looks fine, as well as with other clients. But this machine, in
    particular, wonīt configure itīs paper layout to A4 no matter what. I tried
    doing that exact routine and nothing happened.



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  4. #4


    LVTravel Guest

    Re: I want A4 -- Printer goes back to Letter



    "Joaquim Oliveira" <informatica@newsgroup> wrote in message
    news:#EW54#InKHA.5696@newsgroup

    >
    > "LVTravel" <none@newsgroup> escreveu na mensagem
    > news:uQBRy7FnKHA.1544@newsgroup
    >
    >
    > "Joaquim Oliveira" <informatica@newsgroup> wrote in message
    > news:#Ptizn7mKHA.1544@newsgroup

    >> Hi everybody!
    >>
    >> Iīhave a printer at work thatīs generating a problem within one of the
    >> client machines (Windows Vista Home Premium).
    >>
    >> The problem is that the paper configuration always goes back to Letter.
    >> And I would like it to stay configured as A4. I already deleted the
    >> printer from the printers configuration (control panel), but when I
    >> reassign it as an installed printer, it remains with the problem.
    >>
    >> Can anybody help me out?
    >> Any help is greatly appreciated.
    >>
    >> Thank you!
    >>
    >
    > If this is a domain network type of printer, the defaults are controlled
    > by
    > the system administrator and you probably don't have permissions to change
    > the printer default settings so you would be out of luck.
    >
    > It isnīt a domain network printer.
    >
    > I notice you say Vista Home Premium so if this is a stand-alone type of
    > printer that your computer is hooked directly to then you need to reset
    > the
    > default in printer controls. Click Start, Settings, Printers. Find the
    > printer in question and right click it. Click Printing Preferences and
    > set
    > the page size there. The menu you will get is different depending on the
    > printer driver so I can't be more specific. Ensure that you click Apply
    > or
    > OK to make the change stick.
    >
    > Well the printer is hooked to another computer and with the serving
    > machine
    > everything looks fine, as well as with other clients. But this machine, in
    > particular, wonīt configure itīs paper layout to A4 no matter what. I
    > tried
    > doing that exact routine and nothing happened.
    >
    >
    I would try uninstalling the printer driver and then re-installing the
    latest printer driver for that printer model after a computer reboot. See if
    that fixes your problem. Let us know.


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