Color Laserjet prints extra pages on startup

I just bought a CP1518ni color laserjet printer and installed it.  It works fine except that whenever I restart my computer, the printer prints 3 extra pages.  Each has a single B&W line with gibberish printed at the top.  I've tried uninstalling and then reinstalling the printer but the symptoms remain the same.
I am running Windows XP. 
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Wally

Hello Galane,
To get your issue more exposure I would suggest posting it in the commercial forums since this is a commercial product. You can do this at Commercial Forums.
Regards,
JERENDS
I work on behalf of HP
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