Now I'm mad at myself for not suggesting this when I first read this thread! Because one paper type was OK and another not, I figured this couldn't be the problem.
My P800 drove me stark raving nuts until I finally found and unchecked this "on the printer," which allows the driver to control it "alone."
Rand
Hmmm - this is interesting. Yesterday morning I had started a reply to this thread that suggested Sharon should take a peek at that setting(Paper Size Check) and make sure it was turned on/checked. However, after reading a number of her posts it seemed that occasionally she would be able to get a good print, no skewing. Also the fact that it seemed to be relegated to one specific paper type. For me that sort of eliminated the PSC setting, since it is not capable of being turned on or off unless done intentionally by the operator. The PSC is very important for printing in a number of ways. One of the most often mentioned issues happens when the PSC has been turned off for some reason and then not turned on again before printing on roll paper. When that happens the printer will spit out 12-15" off paper before it starts printing, therefore apparently wasting that amount of paper. If that happens in my workflow I flatten that paper and cut 8.5x11" sheets for testing, so very little actual wastage. I then make sure I turn PSC on again before the next print. I would still tend to rule out the PSC setting for Sharon's issue, since she did three different "fixes" before trying to print again. In that case it's almost impossible to determine which "fix" actually worked.
Sharon - I'm very glad you are finally back to the point of printing on this paper issue free. I also agree with Mark Segal that you have definitely been "
dragged under the bus" with his issue. However, if you feel up to it after all of this, and if you are curious at all, I would suggest that you turn PSC back on again and see if the issue returns, since I assume you have left that setting turned off. If indeed the issue is no longer there when you have PSC on, that would of course imply that the re-installs you did are what actually fixed the problem. Just a suggestion obviously, one that you may not want to try now, and I'm sure we would all understand that decision.
Gary