Whenever I want to print out something in OE, whatever printer I chose to
use, defaults to landscape, and a different paper size other than letter,
depending upon the printer chosen. I can go in and change it to portrait and
letter, and it will print in portrait and letter size. But the next time I
want to print something - it goes back to landscape, and a paper size other
than letter.

This has not happened in the past - so it seems that something got changed
somewhere. But I can't spot where.

Does OE in XP Pro SP2 have a setting somewhere that is controlling this? I
have tried 4 of my different printers, and they all open up in landscape
mode.

I've gone into IE, and made my settings there under "Page Setup", and
printed out a single page using portrait and letter. I've also tried setting
things to portrait and letter in OE, and printed out a sample page. This
works one time in both programs, But the next time I go to print, things are
back to landscape, and a different paper size, depending upon which printer
I select to use.

Is there a Registry entry somewhere that I can use, or a setting somewhere
that I'm overlooking?

This situation is a real PITA.

Ron Hirsch

Options in several third-party applications disallow such changes. These
include Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper,
Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free
and Pro).

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Ron Hirsch wrote:
Whenever I want to print out something in OE, whatever printer I chose to
use, defaults to landscape, and a different paper size other than letter,
depending upon the printer chosen. I can go in and change it to portrait
and
letter, and it will print in portrait and letter size. But the next time I
want to print something - it goes back to landscape, and a paper size
other
than letter.

This has not happened in the past - so it seems that something got changed
somewhere. But I can't spot where.

Does OE in XP Pro SP2 have a setting somewhere that is controlling this? I
have tried 4 of my different printers, and they all open up in landscape
mode.

I've gone into IE, and made my settings there under "Page Setup", and
printed out a single page using portrait and letter. I've also tried
setting
things to portrait and letter in OE, and printed out a sample page. This
works one time in both programs, But the next time I go to print, things
are
back to landscape, and a different paper size, depending upon which
printer
I select to use.

Is there a Registry entry somewhere that I can use, or a setting somewhere
that I'm overlooking?

This situation is a real PITA.

Ron Hirsch

I am using several of the applications you noted. I actually have about 6
"security" programs running.

But, I don't understand what you say. You say "disallow such changes". But
what/who set them, and won't disallow them and whatever set them, where are
those settings defined?.

Since the paper sizes called out are "oddball", they must be called for
somewhere. To me, it sounds like a Registry entry, but where?? The call for
A4 paper size is crazy, as I've never used that size ever. So, what
established the A4 size, and the landscape default??? And in another
printer, a custom envelope and landscape is called for and defaults to that.

It has to be defined somewhere, but where??

Ron Hirsch

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Options in several third-party applications disallow such changes. These
include Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer, SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper,
Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free
and Pro).

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

I think I've found the solution to this situation.

When calling up a printer in OE, I would then go into the printer
properties, and set the page format et al. But, whatever I set was not
"sticky". The next time I called for that printer in OE, it reverted to the
original setting for paper and orienation.

However, if I went into the same "Printer Preferences" window outside of OE,
using my desktop icon for that printer, and set the paper preferences et al,
they now became "sticky". And, whenever that printer was called for in IE or
OE, they were the settings I had made earlier, letter size, and portrait.

So, the default settings for the printer must be set "OUTSIDE" of IE and OE,
and they will then remain as the defaults for IE and OE.

Try going to Start, Printers and Faxes, Right click you printer and
change the default settings there.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Ron Hirsch" wrote in message
...
I am using several of the applications you noted. I actually have about
6
"security" programs running.

But, I don't understand what you say. You say "disallow such changes".
But
what/who set them, and won't disallow them and whatever set them,
where are
those settings defined?.

Since the paper sizes called out are "oddball", they must be called
for
somewhere. To me, it sounds like a Registry entry, but where?? The
call for
A4 paper size is crazy, as I've never used that size ever. So, what
established the A4 size, and the landscape default??? And in another
printer, a custom envelope and landscape is called for and defaults to
that.

It has to be defined somewhere, but where??

Ron Hirsch

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Options in several third-party applications disallow such changes.
These
include Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer, SpywareBlaster,
SpySweeper,
Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm
(Free
and Pro).

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Michael,

That's exactly what I did. Possibly what I wrote wasn't clear - but I keep
icons on my desktop for all my important printers, and those icons are
copies of what you stated.

Ron Hirsch


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Try going to Start, Printers and Faxes, Right click you printer and
change the default settings there.

After I made my reply I saw that you had figured it out yourself.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Ron Hirsch" wrote in message
...
Michael,

That's exactly what I did. Possibly what I wrote wasn't clear - but I
keep
icons on my desktop for all my important printers, and those icons are
copies of what you stated.

Ron Hirsch


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Try going to Start, Printers and Faxes, Right click you printer and
change the default settings there.