A:AnswerYou didn't specify what operating system you have, but it's possible that the cd is not running because autoplay is disabled. Do a google search on how to set up autoplay for your operating system.
A:AnswerYes it does do double-sided printing. You can also have it do black and white only. And there is a setting between single-sided and double sided for each document that you print.
A:AnswerHad some trouble getting the printer to print but called customer service and within no time they had answered the phone and walked me through the problem of the printer not printing. A week later something went wrong and I went offline with the printer and again I called customer service and they helped me immediately.
A:AnswerI think it is pretty evident that the color cartridge doesn't have to be full. I don't know if it will print B&W if the color cartridges are empty, haven't had it long enough for that to happen.