CS4 Print Orientation Problem

Hello-
I just upgraded to InDesign CS4, and I'm having an issue with the print orientation. I'm running MAC OSX 10.4.11.
When printing from all previous versions of InDesign, the top paper edge in the print dialog box "layout preview" (lower left of box) would always be our "gripper edge" when sending plates. So, when I'd plate a job, anything portrait would print as is, and anything landscape would print 90-degrees clockwise (so the left gripper edge would then be at the top).
Now, when I print in CS4, anything portrait is fine, but landscape jobs seem to want to be rotated 90-degrees counter-clockwise, making the bottom of the preview the gripper edge.
Now, this seems to be fixed by simply choosing the opposite rotation on the Setup screen, but I'd rather fix it "correctly" rather than just putting a band-aid on the problem, and would really prefer to understand what in CS4 has changed. Its also easier to train new personnel to always think of the top as the gripper edge, versus telling them that its the top on portrait jobs, but the bottom on landscape jobs.
FYI -- I copied all of my print presets from CS3. And, just to make sure nothing changed in my RIP, I double-checked that Quark and CS3 are unaffected. I'm thinking that there has to be some new orientation adjustment feature or something of the sort that is counteracting my choices, but I can't seem to figure it out.

Hi there,
Just figured this one out. All you have to do is trash the two preference files:
These are normally hidden files, so you will need to set your system to show them.
They will be found in various places depending on the OS, and the version of InDesign.
InDesign Defaults:
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<USER>\Application
Data\Adobe\InDesign\<Version #>\<language>\ (Note: Prior to version 6 [CS4] the language
folder is not used).
Windows Vista or Windows 7:
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\<Version #>\<Language>\ (Note: Prior
to version 6 [CS4] the language folder is not used).
Macintosh: Hard Drive/Users/<USER>/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/<Version
#>/<Language>/(Note: Prior to version 6 [CS4] the language folder is not used).
InDesign SavedData:
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<USER>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Adobe\InDesign\<Version #>\<Language>\Caches\ (Note: Prior to version 6 [CS4] the
language folder is not used).
Windows Vista or Windows 7: C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Adobe\InDesign\<Version
#>\<Language>\Caches\ (Note: Prior to version 6 [CS4] the language folder is not used).
Macintosh: Hard Drive/Users/Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign/<Version #>/<Language>/
(Note: Prior to version 6 [CS4] the language folder is not used).

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