Hi Alan,
I'm having the same problem with my HP Deskjet 5150. Actually, I just
discovered that the duplexing feature was suddenly active after reading this
newsgroup. Is there really some progress on this issue? I was about to buy a
different printer to get duplexing back.

Chris Smith

"Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:

> Yes HP is aware of this issue and working to get the fix on Windows Update.
>
> Please reply with the HP MODEL of the printer if anyone else is experiencing
> this problem. The reason this issue is getting traction is this community.
> The HP driver developer here talked to me yesterday about this class of
> driver.
>
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
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> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>
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>
> "Saving" <Saving@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:041261CF-2733-4FC1-A8B0-9524B40B32E2@microsoft.com...
> > Huh, not sure what you're driving at there Steve?
> > The Windows Vista driver has a setting of "Flip Pages Up" under the
> > Finishing section of the Printing Preferences. When this is set the duplex
> > is
> > supposed to be lengthwise and when it isn't it's widthwise. The problem
> > I'm
> > having is the printer will not print anything other than lenghtwise
> > duplex.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Nigel
> >
> > "Steve Urbach" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Weird!
> >> Both my duplex capable printers use the terms:
> >> My HP Deskjet:
> >> "Flip on long edge" and "Flip on short edge"
> >> The terms do not change when I change the print processor setting for
> >> the printer from: "Winprint" to "hpzpplhn"
> >>
> >> My other printer is a Brother MFC8820DN
> >>
> >> Both print Portrait mode Long edge flip properly.
> >> (sometimes refereed to as Long edge Binding)
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:08:08 -0800, Saving
> >> <Saving@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi,
> >> >I have an HP Officejet 6110 which is using the Vista built in driver
> >> >(there
> >> >is no driver from HP). I have the duplex unit attached but Vista refuses
> >> >to
> >> >allow me to print duplex in Portrait with the pages back to back.
> >> >Instead it
> >> >insists on printing "Flip up pages" i.e. the pages are head to toe so
> >> >you
> >> >read the first page and flip it lengthwise instead of widthwise. There
> >> >is a
> >> >setting "Flip Pages Up" which is supposed to control this but it has no
> >> >effect. I have seen other people with different HP printers but the same
> >> >problem (google). Apparently it does work correctly in landscape but I
> >> >haven't tried that.
> >> >I do try not to print things out often but when I do I use duplex so
> >> >this is
> >> >painful.
> >> >Are there any plans to fix the driver or any workarounds (no manual
> >> >duplex
> >> >is not a workaround by the way!)
> >> >
> >> >Thanks in advance
> >> >
> >> >Saving
> >>
>
>
>