Printing in color on HP Photosmart C1400 series

Looking for help, please.
As a result of buying a new computer running Windows 7, I found that my printer's disk could not be recognise (my previous OS was XP).  So I found on an HP site that I could download a 304 MG reinstall for Windows 7 and did so.
Unfortunately, having done so my printer will not print my photos in color!  What it DOES produce are black and white and look like photocopies.
Whate can I do to return my printer to it's original state or at least print in color?

I am not aware of any reason why not. When the Print dialog comes up, pick the printer that you want to use.

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