Printer problems

Fuzzyrugby

BEtween yesterday and today my printers have gone on strike they are all printing half a a5 size if not less!!! don't no whats happened only thing i did was add one of the printer via my network to a vista laptop as they are all connected to a xp desktop.

printers are as follow
hp laserjet 2100tn
hp psc4300
are my PDF writer printer

doesn't matter where i print from on the desktop or too you can hardly see what its printed but if i print from the vista laptop via share printers it prints normally. test pages from the desktop side also print fine.... :mad: please can someone shed some light on my printer don't no what next to try !!!

Browntoa

use system restore to go back a couple of days

S0litaire

Best is to remove the printers and any software used to control the printer then reinstall the printers.

It may be something as simple as it's set to print 2 pages to a single sheet so it shrinks an A4 to A5 so it fits 2 pages to a single sheet

Restore is alway's a last option (system restore is second last option!).

check all the printer settings first.

Browntoa

system restore just takes the PC's setting back to when it last worked

no loss of data or anything

always my first choice , if it does not fix it you can undo the last restoration

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx

Every time you download or install a new game, application, or software update, you make changes to your computer. Sometimes that change may make your system unstable. Have you ever wanted to go back to the way it was? With System Restore, you can.
System Restore works a lot like the Undo command in Microsoft Word. You can use System Restore to remove any system changes that were made since the last time you remember your computer working correctly. System Restore does not affect your personal data files (such as Microsoft Word documents, browsing history, drawings, favorites, or email) so you won't lose changes made to these files

How does System restore work?
Windows XP periodically records a snapshot of your computer. These snapshots are called restore points. Windows XP also creates restore points at the time of significant system events (such as when an application or driver is installed) or you can create and name your own restore points at any time. If you've installed a program that has made your computer unstable, you can open system restore, choose a restore point, and return your computer to its previous stable state.
When you run System Restore, a calendar is displayed to help you find restore points. If you don't use your computer every day, some days might not have any restore points. If you use your computer frequently, you might have restore points almost every day, and some days might have several restore points.

Use System Restore to undo changes you've made to your computer
Before you open the System Restore console, you may want to save your work and close all programs since System Restore requires you to restart your computer.
There are two ways to access System Restore ,through Help and Support or through your All Programs folder.
Through Help and Support:

1.Click Start, and then click Help and Support.
2.Under Pick a Task, click Undo changes to your computer with System Restore.
3.Follow the instructions on the wizard.

Through the All Programs menu:

1.Click Start.
2.Point to All Programs.
3.Point to Accessories.
4.Point to System Tools.
5.Click System Restore.
6.Follow the instructions on the wizard.

Fuzzyrugby

Thanks every1 for the advice after night with out looking at the problem as it bugged me that much i read all your comments and decided to check all the printer settings in control panel & then word's printer setting but not last but least checked mozilla's and found the problem there, the printer setting were set to scale down to 30% put it back to 100% and i printer on a4 again.

think i could have adjusted it when trying to print coupons out smaller

thank you again:j