Color Laserjet 2605dn prints only grayscale in Windows 7

Over the weekend I upgraded 2 PCs to Win7.  I downloaded the most recent Universal Printer Driver from the HP website (dated Feb 18, 2011).  The problem?  From some applications, the printer now prints only in grayscale.  For instance, all output from CorelDraw X5 is grayscale.  In MS Word 2010, most output is grayscale, but curiously "Word Art" prints in color even when all else prints in grayscale.  Opening a bitmap (photo, for instance) in MS Picture Editor, it will print in full color, but the same photo opened in CorelDraw X5 or imported into MS Word will print only in grayscale.
I have uninstalled the printer driver package (using Microsoft Management Console) and reinstalled it, with the same results.
Help!

I do not know of any availability of a previous driver for Windows 7 32bit for this printer. Did you try both drivers from this page:
Drivers for 2605dn
The drivers listed for PCL6 and Postscript, are different in size, maybe one will fix the problem. Make sure to uninstall one before trying the other.
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