Changing printer preferences stops printer working

I am using the HP Photosmart D7260 printer. I am able to change preferences in the print screen and then to print using the changed preferences but these changes need to be made every time I switch on the printer.
If I change the preferences through the HP Solutions Centre when they should become the default settings, the printer will not print and the only way I have found to recover is to do a full system restore.
I have checked that the latest software is installed for both the printer and Solutions Centre.
The PC to which the printer is connected is running Windows XP Pro.

Hi - Maybe you've already tried this, but if not, try going into Start, Control Panel and Printers.  From there right click on your printer and choose Properties.  You should see the same tabs/settings as you do when your printing from whatever application you're using.  Make the changes in there and see if you get better results.  Typically the changes made in the Control Panel/Printers window will remain the default settings.
Hope that helps.
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