Why does the quality of my photos degrade so badly after putting them to graphics in Print Shop[ 21?

page setup,the most dpi it can handle or get a photo printer

Whats the question?? if poor quality printing, it could be dirty ink cartridges, dirt on the print head, poor quality paper ??? try looking at the printer settings, sometimes they may be set to economy rather than top quality printing.

It will be on the disc or in the manual. Unless it is a pirate copy

http://www.broderbund.com/store/broder/en_US/DisplayCategoryProductListPage/New_Releases/The_Print_Shopreg/parentCategoryID.13527700/categoryID.13528200
If even the earlier version isn't compatible,and my search only shows upto 2.0,then I would assume that 2.1 isn't ready either.

Use Windows XP for better performance

check the devoloper. see whether toner is flowing free into the devoloper.for immmediate effect mix some toner to devoloper.

Print From Your Computer : Windows Printing Select Basic Options Click the Main tab on the top of the printer settings window to select your basic print options. 1. Select a Quality Option that matches your document or photo, and the print quality you want. Quality Option settings WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1032347", false); WebWorks_WriteDIVOpen("wwdd1032347", false); • Draft: for rough drafts with reduced quality • Text: for documents containing only text • Text & Image: for documents with text and images • Photo: for photos and graphics with good quality and print speed • Best Photo: for photos or graphics with high print quality WebWorks_WriteDIVClose(); 2. Select the paper Type setting that matches the paper you loaded. 3. Select the paper Size setting for the paper you loaded. Paper size settings WebWorks_WriteArrow(WebWorksRootPath, "wwdd1032380", false); WebWorks_WriteDIVOpen("wwdd1032380", false); You can load paper in these sizes and select the size in the printer software. (Wider papers are for use only when reducing large images with the Reduce/Enlarge Document option.) A User Defined option is also available so you can create a custom size. A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches) A6 (4.1 × 5.8 inches) Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Half Letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches) 3.5 × 5 inches 4 × 6 inches 5 × 7 inches 8 × 10 inches 16:9 wide (4 × 7.11 inches) Envelope #10 (4 1/8 × 9 1/2 inches) WebWorks_WriteDIVClose(); 4. If you’re printing borderless photos, click the Borderless checkbox. For documents or photos with borders, select Borders. Note:
For borderless photos, make sure you loaded a compatible borderless paper size and type. 5. Choose Portrait or Landscape orientation for your document or photo. You can also: • Select Print Options Select Basic Options Click the Main tab on the top of the printer settings window to select your basic print options. Select graphics & text. USER'S MANUAL EPSON WEBSITE: http://files.support.epson.com/htmldocs/cx44__/cx44__ug/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm

Adjust the driver settings and you will have success.

there are 3 reason if the copy gray & less sharp:
1) the toner you are using is not compatible very well with the cartridge unit if you changed other compatible toner.
2) the cartridge going near the life-cycle, (also cause print blurred)
3) the photo drum going near the life-cycle
you may try to change the quality toner (original factory). or
change the cartridge if it is out of the life-cycle

Try to press the photo and copy at the same time it will print a diagnostic page
look how is the quality of the text.
if it prints very light or if it doesnt print open the access door and try to remove the ink cartridges and put it back again and make sure you hear a click sound after you put the cartridges back in and close the printer access door
try to print again a demo page press photo and copy and check if there is improvement
if no improvement open the kodak aio home center software click on the question mark(?) on the upper right corner and click on maintenance..then select printhead cleaning.After the printhead cleaning print again demo page (press photo and copy at the same time) if still no improvement on the quality of the text call the kodak hotline 1 800 421 6699..you might need a printhead replacement..