Printing problems in CS5

Hi.
Small problem since starting to use CS5.
When trying to print from Photoshop a whole load of my printer settings have been disabled.
The options have a straight line across them in the set up menu with the number 483 after them.
The functions I can't use are:
Quality Media
Color Options
Special Effects
Borderless Printing
Duplex Print
It is mostly the Quality and Media bit that I am in desperate need of, as that's where I chose my paper type
and the quality of the final print.
I did see another forum post with similar issue with an Epson printer and it was suggested to update printer drivers.
But I am unable to find newer drivers for the printer.
I was wondering if anyone else has had the same problem and maybe found a solution.
I might add that I have tested that when printing for example from Word all the options becomes available.
This seems to suggest that it is Photoshop CS5 problem.
I am using:
Photoshop CS5
Mac OS X 10.5.8
2.8 Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2GB
Canon IP 4000 printer
4.8.3 driver version
Thanks for any help, much appreciated
Anna

Try launching Photoshop in 32-bit mode:
Select the Adobe Photoshop CS5 application file, installed by default in the Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS5 folder.
Choose File > Get Info, and select Open in 32 Bit Mode.

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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:10:13 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Printing problems with InDesign CS3 with Mac OS 10.6.3
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