Printing orientation in os 10.6.8 update

I updated an iMac running Snow Leopard to the latest version: 10.6.8. Now whenever I try to print an email from Mail on letter size paper only the top part prints at the bottom of the page. I have tried uninstalling the Accelawriter 4N printer and reinstalling, tried using Generic Postscript Driver, using different tray options, checked to make sure all settings are the same on the other iMacs running 10.6.8 and can't get it to print right. Tabloid size works, but not orientation on letter size paper in Mail. Seems to be working ok in other programs. I also tried printing from PDF Preview in the print dialog and still prints with only a little bit of the content at the very bottom of the page.
I also installed software for an older Epson Scanner right before I updated the iMac. Any ideas how to get Mail to print correctly on the Accelawriter 4N?

In Finder hold down the option/alt key while selecting the Go menu item. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
Restart and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop. 
If the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer ones.
If you want to make your user library permanently visible, run the below command in Applications/Utilities/Terminal.
chflags nohidden ~/Library/
You will need to do that after any updates.

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