Can't get VS2010 RC to print in color

Question

Is it just me or will VS2010 RC not print code in color? I have tried everything I can think of to no avail, everything prints monochrome.

I have the latest drivers for my printer
VS2008 prints color just fine (As do other apps)
I tested printing in high quality color, normal and ink saver modes.
Class Diagrams DO print in color making me think it is not a driver issue.

Is there an option or something I am missing?

Answer 1

Apparently colour printing functionality will be absent in the VS 2010 release initially. I found this info on a msdn forum.

Answer 2

I found a workaround to print the specific file I wanted. I cannot be certain it would always work.

The solution was to open the .cs file (Not the whole solution) in VS 2008. I also tested a .xaml file and it printed fine as well.

Answer 3

While the answer has been accepted for this and it is linked via the MSDN forum post in the accepted answer I thought I'd post an update here as this is one of the top Google results for this question.

To enable colour printing in VS2010 you will need to download the Color Printing extension. Note that as this is an extension it means that you can not print in colour on VS2010 Express Edition.

Answer 4

For those still looking for this, Microsoft has released a patch to VS2010 Professional and up (sorry - no love for Express users).

The download is here:

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/00ec88c2-1553-47d2-8170-3c5baa0c6e44/

I've tested it, and it does work.