Printing to PhotoSmart 4x6 paper ??

[SSzretter]

This seems like it should be simple --
I have an HP Photosmart P1100 printer, and I loaded HP 4x6 premium paper into it.

But, I cant figure out how to correctly print to it from my Windows 2000 machine.

I try printing a picture from my browser, macromedia fireworks, and even microsoft paint, and generally have the same results -- the computer spools several pages - as few as 3, as many as 50 in fireworks!!

The pictures is 5 megapixel. It seems like it is trying to print the whole thing at THAT size!! Shouldnt the software or printer driver SCALE it down??

In the print dialog I made sure to select the proper paper TYPE (4x6 glossy hp), and paper size (4x6 photo paper).

One time I tried using the scale to fit option in the print dialog, and that made it TOO small. I chose to scale from 8.5x11 to 4x6... So im not sure if thats the fix.

I even tried scaling the picture in fireworks to 4 inches by 6 inches, but it STILL prints multiple pages! Plus shouldnt there be an easier way without having to SCALE everything beforehand??

Is there special software I need other than what I listed, or am I missing a step or setting????

Please help!!
Thanks!

 

[SSzretter]

No one has any tips on how to print correctly to the photo tray of this printer?

 

[kiddpete]

Assuming you are picking the right printer, and that it has the correct drivers, why do you say this image is too small when you use the scale to fit option? It seems that the picture is much larger than you think. Does it have a border? Have you tried cropping it? Do you have a print preview option? If so, what does it show? You should be able to control the size in image editing software by setting pixels per inch.