Borderless photos

After replacing my computer tower (with a newer one with Windows 7) I needed to get help from HP to activate my printer: HP Photosmart 7350 by installing a substitute driver (Deskjet 5550 series (Hpa). Now my printer works great, but I cannot print BORDERLESS photos.
Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks, Hans.
HP Photo Creations can indeed print borderless photos (depending on the printer). From the home screen, click the Full Catalog button, then the Print at Home tab, and then the Prints & Posters button. Then click Continue to load the photos you want to print. You can load photos from your computer or directly from online services such as Flickr and Facebook.
"Prints" are standard prints, in sizes from 4x6 to 13x19 (for people with realy big printers!). "Collage Prints" offer the same sizes, but let you combine multiple images with text and graphics on colorful backgrounds. It's like a built-in matte effect. HP Photo Creations also offers simple image touch-up tools such as cropping and brightening.
You can see lots of examples in our Facebook gallery. Please let us know if we can help further.
Yours,
RocketLife
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