It sounds like a reasonable idea. Covering the whole garden would be ideal but also a hassle and more expensive. If you can make a frame to just cover the plants you are worried about, then that would be the next best thing. If the birds leave your plants alone when they are bigger, then maybe using a tomato would work fine. One thing to consider though regarding your guard dog. If he isn't interested in actively chasing the birds, then they will eventually ignore him. I have a bird feeder on my deck and I let my dog out there all the time. The birds naturally fly off when I let him out. But after several minutes, if the dog lays down and stays still, the birds return until the dog moves again...sometimes a half hour or more. He will even watch the birds as they fly in and out. You need a "bird dog". Bruce

I think the back to front or front to back is not the problem. I wouldn't care what prints first since I don't do much text printing.........The problem is HOW to not print the sample label in PayPal. I had to buy 2 shipping labels today. It did it again, twice, including that 3rd print page with the upper instructions on how to print the label. I've looked through the options, but it is not going to tell me how not to do Sample label printing. I removed the printer and added it again and it works great only it didn't solve the label problem. I have also googled for a fix, but no one seems to have run into this problem. I have had this printer for a long time. I bought it with my XP and now I have W 7. AM I READY FOR A NEW ONE?

Are the print jobs being sent to the printer queue? Are you seeing the little printer icon down is the system tray? When you open it up, is there an error on the first job? Maybe stopping and starting the print spooler would help. Open a command prompt (click start-->Run, type in cmd and click OK) type the following two commands and press the enter key after each: net stop spooler net start spooler Have you deleted or uninstalled the printer a couple of times? Trying to figure out why it's showing LPT3 and not LPT1 after a clean reload of Windows. The DOT4_001 port is related to the USB connection and is perfectly normal for an HP all in one (showing both is normal). Another thing I can think of, you might try uninstalling (deleting) the printer from the Printer and Faxes folder, then unplug the usb cable from the computer side. Restart Windows, then plug the USB back in. BTW, the others that are attempting to help you don't necessarily know what you mean when you write "Have re-installed os, anitvirus, drivers, downloads from both manufactures for all" or "Have checked settings and options, many times, will do it again". Maybe you are repeating the same steps over and over missing just one critical piece. Like, for instance, HP printers install better if you wait for the installation to complete before plugging in the USB cable. The installation will tell you to plug it in, but there is a check mark there allowing you to plug it in later. Sometimes scanning issues are power related too, maybe try a different electrical outlet. Hope you get it sorted, Pam

As an interim solution, you can use free screen capture software that allows you to select all, or any part, of what you see on the screen, save it, and then print it exactly as you saw it. You don't say what your operating system is, but there are various choices depending on the OS. I use Microsoft's "Snipping Tool" that comes with Vista. Here are a lot of different options for you... Here is a link that might be useful: Screen Capture