Prints Sometimes Have 1/4" Wide Faint Line On Left Side?

I've been using an HP C4385 ink jet printer to print my stuff and as a rule the prints are really excellent. In fact, in the old days the only way I would have been able to create prints this good was through the dye transfer process!
Alas, sometimes there is a line about 1/4" wide that runs from the top to the bottom of the print. It is always in the exact same spot, about 2.5" in from the left margin. Most often this problem occurs when I am printing at 8x10". Has anyone experienced a similar problem and if so were they able to determine what was the cause. I've done all the usual alignment/cleaning stuff and the problem persists. Tried calling HP Tech Support but although I've only been using this printer for about 5 weeks the warrantee ran out a few days ago as the printer was purchased more than 1 year ago.
Thanks,
Winston

Thought I would report back that I found out what was causing the stripe problem. A few days after I first noticed the stripe this time round I got an out of ink message from my HP 99 photo cartridge. After I swaped in a new cartridge I tried printing the images that got the stripe again and magic the stripe was gone. Not sure precisely how the low ink results in the stripe but it would appear that that was what was causing the problem...or at least that's what it looks like at this point in time.
All best,
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