3600N no longer prints color, only grayscale ... Vista SP2 download the culprit?

I have the 3600N connected to my home net via its USB port thru a D-Link DP-300U print server. It has been working fine since I first installed it last Fall. I use it very little, having printed less than pages.
I started it today for the first time in over a month and found that color printjobs sent from my primary (Vista Ultimate) system only print in grayscale. A check of 2 other systems on the net (both XP Pro) determined that the problem was Vista-system-specific.
Last week I downloaded the Vista SP2 offering so I now suspect that as the culprit.
Later tonight, when I can find the time, I intend to nuke the current installation on my Vista system and do a fresh re-install.
Hopefully, that will solve the issue.
Has anyone else heard of Vista SP2 turning other color printers into monchromes?

One thing that I forgot to mention ... in Properties on the Advanced page, Image Color Management is set to Disabled and grayed-out so that the setting cannot be changed.
And , nope, haven't had time to Nuke & ReInstall yet ... hopefully, later today.

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