print quality preferences @#$%&

[chris]

why on gods green earth cant i set global preferences for
my HP printer(home use, one user, me!)such that it
defaults to draft/black & white, quality. it is absurd to
have to constantly change it from normal/color default
mode. is this machevellian"esque" conspiracy with HP? or
MS? or both?! to sell more ink cartridges! i need answers
before i devote the rest of my life to exposing this
multi-gazillion dollar scam. please help, for the love
god (and the kids, you see, i volunteer 100hrs a week
working with blind,mentally challenged, hearing impaired,
orphan childrens from many, many of the poorest 4th world
countries. i would, however, give up that noble endeavor,
to expose this inkinjustice. really. so help me someone,
i beg you. if not for me, then for the childrens.)

 

[Wislu Plethora]

-----Original Message-----
why on gods green earth cant i set global preferences for
my HP printer(home use, one user, me!)such that it
defaults to draft/black & white, quality. it is absurd to
have to constantly change it from normal/color default
mode. is this machevellian"esque" conspiracy with HP? or
MS? or both?! to sell more ink cartridges! i need answers
before i devote the rest of my life to exposing this
multi-gazillion dollar scam. please help, for the love
god (and the kids, you see, i volunteer 100hrs a week
working with blind,mentally challenged, hearing impaired,
orphan childrens from many, many of the poorest 4th world
countries. i would, however, give up that noble endeavor,
to expose this inkinjustice. really. so help me someone,
i beg you. if not for me, then for the childrens.)
.

You say the *children* are mentally challenged? Your issue
is with the printer driver, which is the responsibility
of the printer manufacturer; it has nothing to do with
the operating system. There was a chance that you might
have gotten some help anyway, but you didn't think it
important, apparently, or you would have mentioned the
model number of the printer.

 

[Guest]

riiight. thanks though. am i detecting a little nick
burns there plethora? so it is HP! print chauffer, print
butler, whatever, is there something that can be done.
(HP Model officejet r40xi). and yes, i am computer
challenged at times. i am not really a conspiracy
theorist, however, this "oversight" in the drivers has a
funny smell...i shall query HP for an answer, thanks
again for taking the time to post a reply plethora.

 

[Wislu Plethora]

-----Original Message-----
riiight. thanks though. am i detecting a little nick
burns there plethora? so it is HP! print chauffer, print
butler, whatever, is there something that can be done.
(HP Model officejet r40xi). and yes, i am computer
challenged at times. i am not really a conspiracy
theorist, however, this "oversight" in the drivers has a
funny smell...i shall query HP for an answer, thanks
again for taking the time to post a reply plethora.

Sometimes the printer driver will include an option to
define a default "profile" which might include such options
as paper size, print quality, orientation, etc. I don't
know if yours does or not, but you might want to check it
out.

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

You should be able to setup a default profile.... read the printer manual.
Each printer is different so there is no 'generic' way.