Duplex printing bug head to toe - HP printer

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"EdL" <EdL.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:50141FF5-DE5B-415A-9837-EF97650F6142@microsoft.com...
> Alan -
>
> I tried emailing you directly, but mssg bounced.
>
> I have an OfficeJet 7310 with the same problem. I would appreciate any
> fix
> you have.
>
> Ed
>
>
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Yes HP is aware of this issue and working to get the fix on Windows
>> Update.
>>
>> Please reply with the HP MODEL of the printer if anyone else is
>> experiencing
>> this problem. The reason this issue is getting traction is this
>> community.
>> The HP driver developer here talked to me yesterday about this class of
>> driver.
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris
>> Windows Printing Team
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>> "Saving" <Saving.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:041261CF-2733-4FC1-A8B0-9524B40B32E2@microsoft.com...
>> > Huh, not sure what you're driving at there Steve?
>> > The Windows Vista driver has a setting of "Flip Pages Up" under the
>> > Finishing section of the Printing Preferences. When this is set the
>> > duplex
>> > is
>> > supposed to be lengthwise and when it isn't it's widthwise. The problem
>> > I'm
>> > having is the printer will not print anything other than lenghtwise
>> > duplex.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > Nigel
>> >
>> > "Steve Urbach" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Weird!
>> >> Both my duplex capable printers use the terms:
>> >> My HP Deskjet:
>> >> "Flip on long edge" and "Flip on short edge"
>> >> The terms do not change when I change the print processor setting for
>> >> the printer from: "Winprint" to "hpzpplhn"
>> >>
>> >> My other printer is a Brother MFC8820DN
>> >>
>> >> Both print Portrait mode Long edge flip properly.
>> >> (sometimes refereed to as Long edge Binding)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:08:08 -0800, Saving
>> >> <Saving.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Hi,
>> >> >I have an HP Officejet 6110 which is using the Vista built in driver
>> >> >(there
>> >> >is no driver from HP). I have the duplex unit attached but Vista
>> >> >refuses
>> >> >to
>> >> >allow me to print duplex in Portrait with the pages back to back.
>> >> >Instead it
>> >> >insists on printing "Flip up pages" i.e. the pages are head to toe so
>> >> >you
>> >> >read the first page and flip it lengthwise instead of widthwise.
>> >> >There
>> >> >is a
>> >> >setting "Flip Pages Up" which is supposed to control this but it has
>> >> >no
>> >> >effect. I have seen other people with different HP printers but the
>> >> >same
>> >> >problem (google). Apparently it does work correctly in landscape but
>> >> >I
>> >> >haven't tried that.
>> >> >I do try not to print things out often but when I do I use duplex so
>> >> >this is
>> >> >painful.
>> >> >Are there any plans to fix the driver or any workarounds (no manual
>> >> >duplex
>> >> >is not a workaround by the way!)
>> >> >
>> >> >Thanks in advance
>> >> >
>> >> >Saving
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

HP OfficeJet d155 with 2 trays and duplex unit.

Confirm that in Vista I am unable to select any form of duplexing - it
flags an error with automatic media type, but even setting that to a
manual media type I cannot select duplex.


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