Borderless printing on B8550 crops picture

I have a problem when printing borderless on my brand new B8550. Regardless of paper size & picture size, when I print borderless about a quarter inch is cropped from every side of the picture. Otherwise the print is fine, picture goes to ege of paper, quality is great, but I have that quarter inch missing on all 4 sides. I find it very annoying.
I have spent the last 3 weeks with HP trying to fix the problem and they have had me running in circles. At various times they have told me its a printer problem so they sent me a new printer, an Adobe problem so I removed all Adobe software from my machine, my computer is at fault so I tried 3 others. The lastest theory is that it's Windows XP. I'm waiting for a call back.
They claim I have a unique problem. I don't think I do. There's a review of the B8550 printer on Amazon.com where the reviewer has an identical issue.
Does anyone else have the same problem on any printer? Because I think it's a generic problem.

nice pun there... yeah.
If it works with the Mac, then there may be an issue with the print drivers for windows, or a firmware limitation. HTat's the only thing i can think of right now.
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Borderless printing problems

I never did a lot of printing with previous versions of iPhoto but I'm now experimenting with the latest iPhoto. Borderless printing is giving me a headache because it crops the edges my photos. I recently restored an old photo from WWI and wanted a nice 6x4 print but there is important content at the edged of the photo and it's being cropped off by iPhoto.
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Flynn:
I copied the photo from your site and brought it into iPhoto. I see what you mean about losing some of the arm of the person on the left. Even if you select non borderless some of the photo gets cropped. That's worth reporting via http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html
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Iphoto 08 Will not print 4x6 borderless prints to HP 3210xi All In One

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I've tried everything I can think of and have been unable to make borderless 4x6 prints. In the printer setup I chose 4x6 boarderless, but it seems to ignore the setting. Any suggestions?
iMac G5 (Intel) Mac OS X (10.4.5)

transco:
Is the printer designation you're using titled something like Sytlus Photo R800(Sheet Feeder-Borderless)? If not then launch the Print Center Utility and located and install that version of the driver. Many of the Epson printers will have two drivers that you should install, one the normal and the other the borderless one.
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crop the photo to 4 x 6 beforehand in iPhoto.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Yes, you can do that.
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To correct the issue you are experiencing, we will perform a complete
removal of the files and reinstall the driver.
REMOVE FILES
1. Double click on the MAC HARD DRIVE
2. Double click on the LIBRARY folder
3. Double click on the PRINTERS folder
4. Drag the EPSON folder to the trash can
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you do not have root access. You will need to contact Apple for assistance
on obtaining Root Access.
1. Insert your 10.4 CD/DVD, double click on the CD/DVD icon on your
desktop.
2. Double click SYSTEM > INSTALLATION > PACKAGES > EPSON PRINTER
DRIVERS.PKG
Follow the prompts for the installation, restart your Mac when complete
Please follow the steps below to install the resident driver for your
printer in OS 10.4:
1. Make sure that your printer is turned on and connected to your computer.
2. Open your PRINTER SETUP UTILITY. This is found in HARD DRIVE,
APPLICATIONS, UTILITIES directory
3. If there are any entries for your printer click on them and hit the
DELETE. Once they are all gone Click ADD, then MORE PRINTERS at the bottom
of the printer browser.
4. In the window that appears, select EPSON USB from the drop-down menu at
the top, then highlight your printer when it appears under NAME , under
PAGE SETUP select ALL, and then hit ADD.
5. Quit out of the printer setup utility and try printing from any OS X
application.
To set up your printer for borderless printing in OS X please follow the
steps below.
After you have installed your printer driver for OS 10, you will need to do
the following to add extra paper features such as borderless printing
options:
1. Go to Printer Setup Utility (found in HD > Applications > Utilities).
Delete any existing references to the Epson printer from the list.
2. Go to Add. Select Epson USB for a USB printer or Epson Firewire for a
Firewire-connected printer.
3. Highlight the printer name when it appears under Product. Under "Page
setup" use the up-down arrows and select ALL.
4. Click Add. The new printer options will now be added to the Printer
list; you will see the printer name numerous times with different paper
selections attached. (If you are unable to see the full description you
will need to extend the name category.)
5. Highlight the printer name/feature which you wish to use (For example,
"Stylus Photo 2200 (Sheet feeder-Borderless)") and make it the default.
Close Printer Setup Utility.
6. Ensure Classic is not running. Open an OS X application and the file you
wish to print.
Setting up borderless prints in an OS X application (NOTE: not all
applications will show these options)
1. Click on FILE and PAGE SETUP. Ensure the settings below are adjusted:
SETTINGS: PAGE ATTRIBUTES
FORMAT FOR: EPSON STYLUS XXX XXX(BORDERLESS)
PAPER SIZE: Whichever compatible paper size you wish to use
(NOTE: borderless printing is not supported on custom paper sizes.)
Click OK when done.
2. Click on FILE and PRINT. Ensure the settings below are adjusted:
PRINTER: Stylus XXX XXX(BORDERLESS)
PRESETS: STANDARD
Make any other adjustments needed (on COPIES and PAGES, PRINT SETTINGS,
etc) and then click PRINT.

Borderless Printing Issues

Don't know if this is the appropriate place to ask this, but I just can't work out how to get a borderless print from Illustrator CS5.5 and my Epson 2100 on Mac OS X 10.7.
I don't print a lot, but now I have a need to do so. When I was using Windows, I didn't have this issue, but on OS X, I'm struggling.
This is what happens.
I have a A3 document with graphics that go edge to edge. I select A3 (Sheet feeder - borderless) in the Media size box, and have tried selecting 'Do not Scale' and 'Fit to Page'. Both give the same results, i.e. borderless printing, but the document doesn't fit on the page - it is being cropped.
If I select A3 (Standard - minimise margins) in the Media size box, and either of the options mentioned before, then I get the whole document, but with a small margin all around the paper.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thanks.

There are many printers out there that says they are borderless, but all they do is print closer to the edge. I personally believe manufacturos should not be be able to claim borderless, unless they truly are.
Though you have a setting that says borderelss, I would try the 2 suggestions i gave you (the .ppd you have form Epson may not be optimized for Illustrator, as they really program that for the photo quicker. If you want to solve your problem you will have to invest the ink and 2 sheets of paper and find out if your printer can truly print to the edge. Also make sure your paper is inserted properly.
I would call Epson and get their response on the issue, would love to hear their response.

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I have an HP Deskjet 1220Cxi, Windows XP Home
I do not print pictures much but I have tried recently to get borderless printing on 4x6 HP Premium Photo paper. However, I cannot figure out how to get the picture on the whole paper without borders. I researched on the web and tried some printer settings but still cannot get borderless prints. I do not recall if the settings gave me an option for borderless prints. Can I get borderless on my printer? I would hate to have to take what I want printer to the Photo Development Store to get prints when I have a printer that makes great color prints except for the nuisance border.
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Looking over the specifications located here, it does not seem that borderless is supported. A workaround could be to trim the borders from the photos but it is understandable that this may be less than preferred.
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