Default Printer not sticking in 10.4.10 (Previous posts keep getting cut

Sorry, my previous posts keep getting cut off after the first line.
This is something I've just noticed in the last few days.
I have three printers plus the Adobe PDF printer in my printer list: an Epson SC Photo 2200 with all of its variants, an Epson SC 740, a LaserWriter IIg (in great shape), and the PDF virtual printer.
Although I have repeatedly set the Epson 2200 Standard Minimize Margins as my default printer, every time I select a different printer in the Print dialog box, that one becomes the default printer. I have to launch the Printer Setup Utility to change it back.
I print to the Epson 2200 out of Photoshop CS3 and other Adobe applications, to the Apple Laserwriter IIg out of Word and Excel, to the Epson 740 out of Firefox, and to PDF out of Firefox, Word, TextEdit, etc.
It doesn't matter in which application I call the Print command, whichever printer I choose in the printer driver dialog box or in Page Setup becomes the default printer.
Everything is printing fine, but I would prefer to have a constant default printer. Photoshop CS2 and CS3 have printing issues unless the default printer is the one to which I'm printing.
This anomaly has been happening since before a video display card upgrade two days ago.
Has there been a change, or do I need to start thinking about Archive and Install of the OS?
I'm a fanatic about Repairing Permissions before and after any software install or update, running DiskWarrior, etc.
Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Message was edited by: Ramón G Castañeda

This is absurd! This is now the THIRD browser I've tried. -- Will now try with no paragraph breaks: -- Sorry, my previous posts keep getting cut off after the first line. --This is something I've just noticed in the last few days. -- I have three printers plus the Adobe PDF printer in my printer list: an Epson SC Photo 2200 with all of its variants, an Epson SC 740, a LaserWriter IIg (in great shape), and the PDF virtual printer. -- Although I have repeatedly set the Epson 2200 Standard Minimize Margins as my default printer, every time I select a different printer in the Print dialog box, that one becomes the default printer. I have to launch the Printer Setup Utility to change it back. -- I print to the Epson 2200 out of Photoshop CS3 and other Adobe applications, to the Apple Laserwriter IIg out of Word and Excel, to the Epson 740 out of Firefox, and to PDF out of Firefox, Word, TextEdit, etc. -- It doesn't matter in which application I call the Print command, whichever printer I choose in the printer driver dialog box or in Page Setup becomes the default printer. -- Everything is printing fine, but I would prefer to have a constant default printer. --Photoshop CS2 and CS3 have printing issues unless the default printer is the one to which I'm printing. -- This anomaly has been happening since before a video display card upgrade two days ago. -- Has there been a change, or do I need to start thinking about Archive and Install of the OS? -- I'm a fanatic about Repairing Permissions before and after any software install or update, running DiskWarrior, etc. Any input will be greatly appreciated.

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    Everything is printing fine, but I would prefer to have a constant default printer. Photoshop CS2 and CS3 have printing issues unless the default printer is the one to which I'm printing.
    This anomaly has been happening since before a video display card upgrade two days ago.
    Has there been a change, or do I need to start thinking about Archive and Install of the OS?
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    Message was edited by: Ramón G Castañeda

    This is absurd! This is now the THIRD browser I've tried. -- Will now try with no paragraph breaks: -- Sorry, my previous posts keep getting cut off after the first line. --This is something I've just noticed in the last few days. -- I have three printers plus the Adobe PDF printer in my printer list: an Epson SC Photo 2200 with all of its variants, an Epson SC 740, a LaserWriter IIg (in great shape), and the PDF virtual printer. -- Although I have repeatedly set the Epson 2200 Standard Minimize Margins as my default printer, every time I select a different printer in the Print dialog box, that one becomes the default printer. I have to launch the Printer Setup Utility to change it back. -- I print to the Epson 2200 out of Photoshop CS3 and other Adobe applications, to the Apple Laserwriter IIg out of Word and Excel, to the Epson 740 out of Firefox, and to PDF out of Firefox, Word, TextEdit, etc. -- It doesn't matter in which application I call the Print command, whichever printer I choose in the printer driver dialog box or in Page Setup becomes the default printer. -- Everything is printing fine, but I would prefer to have a constant default printer. --Photoshop CS2 and CS3 have printing issues unless the default printer is the one to which I'm printing. -- This anomaly has been happening since before a video display card upgrade two days ago. -- Has there been a change, or do I need to start thinking about Archive and Install of the OS? -- I'm a fanatic about Repairing Permissions before and after any software install or update, running DiskWarrior, etc. Any input will be greatly appreciated.

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