Normally, I am tempted to say always, making sure that the printer environment is not saved, is the best solution. It has no side effects, as far as I know.
In VFP9 you can set this permanently in Tools->Options->Reports. However, this setting wont affect already existing reports.

>Ok here is my solution. For MY problem. I made my pdf printer the default printer from windows. I then checked save printer environment in my report and saved and compiled the application. I then reset the default printer back to the laser printer from windows. Now it prints correctly.
>The save printer environment was not checked before. But it is working now so I am happy.
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>It seems to me if you tell it in code to use a certain printer then that is what it should do. ??
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>Randy