Why does my hp d7260 printer spit out a blank page each time one is printed?

Often the printer will print out the desired page and than a eject the next page (blank with no intention of printing on it).  It will have a blank page between each multipage printing.  It always does this on printing from my wife's computer and sometimes from mine.  The printer is connected to our home network.  I am using xp and my wife is using vista.  I haven't kpet track of every incident from my computer but usually printing something from my browser. I run the paper through again so it is not a waste but just a pain.
Thanks   George

This sounds like an issue that could result from having A4 sized paper but having the printer settings set for A size.  Please check the paper settings.
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