Changing printer settings requires Manage Printers permission. Members of Administrators and Power Users groups have Manage Printers permission by default. When you set up the printer driver, log on using an account that has Manage Printers permission.
On the [Start] menu, click [Printers and Faxes].
The [Printers and Faxes] window appears.
Under Windows 2000, click [Settings] on the [Start] menu, and then click [Printers] to open the [Printers] windows.
Under Windows XP Home Edition, open the [Printers and Faxes] window by clicking [Control Panel] from the [Start] button on the taskbar, click [Printers and Other Hardware], and then click [Printers and Faxes].
Click the icon of the printer whose default you want to change.
On the [File] menu, click [Properties].
The printer properties dialog box appears.
Make the settings you require, and then click [OK].
Settings you make here are used as default for all applications.