PDF Complete has taken over my printer

I just purchased a Pavilion p6-2127c computer, running Win7, and an HP Photosmart 6510 printer.  Everything has been working great, up until PDF Complete installed.  I don't want to uninstall it, but it's now taken over my default computer such that it is now called "PDF Complete", and anything I try to print, it's trying to turn into a .pdf.  How do I make this stop?  I just want my printer to be my default, plain old 6510 printer.  Help, please.  

It sounds like the PDF Complete program has become the default printer.  This can easily be changed as long as the printer is currently installed on the computer.
Click on Change your default printer to view a video and to get steps on how to change the default printer.
Essentially, you will need to do the following steps that are listed in Microsoft's document:
1.  Go to Start>Devices and Printers
2.  Right click the printer and select Set as Default Printer.
This should now put the check on your printer instead of PDF Complete.  
Alternatively, you can manually select your printer when printing.  I do not recommend this approach as it can be cumbersome, but it can be helpful to know how to when you want to print to something other than the default printer.
When you select print, you should get the following window (photo provided by Microsoft):
You would click on what it is you want to print to.  For example:  If your printer was set to default and you wanted to save it as a PDF, you would select PDF Complete to accomplish this task without changing what the default printer is.
Both of these options will work, but I recommend setting the printer as the default and just choosing PDF Complete manually when you want to save as a PDF instead.
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