Two sided printing in Windows 7

I have a duplex printer. Previously (Windows XP), I could set the default on my printer to print double automatically by right-clicking on my printer icon in Printers & Faxes, clicking Properties then clicking Printing Preferences, then selecting from the drop-down in "Print on both sides:" Now, I can't find that and have no idea how to change my printer to default automatic double sided printing. I found how to set it to default to manual two-sided printing (undesirable), but that can't be the only option???

Sometimes Windows include the driver for your device, but it's a generic driver that might not give you all the features of the printer. I forgot to ask if you use Windows 7 x64 of x86, but you can choose the OS from the list using the link below and you should find the drivers from HP for your printer.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3673587...»
You also have a auto detect button using the link below that should be able to detect you printer and find the correct driver.
http://www.hp.com/#Support
You might give it a try with the driver from HP and see if duplex printing works better. Please post back and let us know if this solved the problem or not.
-gan

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I'm sooo mad right now.
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When you insert the printed sheets into the printer, the steps in the How-To document have you restarting the print job from the computer. Just to make sure I’m understanding your post correctly, are you indicating that you restart the job from the computer and then nothing happens?
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