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Hi all,
I'm running Windows XP, Acrobat Pro 8 on the same laptop for a few years, no problems. In the last few days, when I print a PDF, it shows as an 8.5x11 page in the preview, but when it prints it is landscape, printing on two pages. I have reinstalled the product, rerun the updates, and the same problem persists. Any thoughts? I have tried PDFs from a variety of sources - all with the same result.
Thanks for any help.

I am not clear on what you are seeing, but check the preferences of the Adobe PDF printer (assuming you are printing and not using PDF Maker). There is an auto-rotate option that might be an issue, as well as the orientation issue. Consider some of these choices in the preferences as though you were putting paper in a regular printer and possibly sideways. Many of the settings are a bit confusing, even with the manual. Testing out the options often helps the process.

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