HP Color LaserJet 1600 - colour misaligned

Hi
please can someone help?
I am using Windows 7 and office 2010 on my pc.
I have tried using the software menu's on my pc and the printer menu to correct the colour printing without success.
Colours are printing but they are not on top of each other.
Can anyone suggest a fix please?
Ani

Here is the response I received from HP:
"Thank you for contacting Hewlett-Packard's Commercial Solutions Center.
Unfortunately LaserJet 1600 is a Windows only printer. Hewlett Packard
does not supply any Macintosh solutions for this product."
I have returned the printer. Don't know why HP has chosen to exclude 10% of the market (at least I think that's what we are). I'll have to think twice before buying HP in the future.
Thanks for the responses - hope this helps other people make a wise selection in their purchases.

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