HP Photosmart C4280"update software required"

I am running on a Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard and I have a C4280 all-in-one since about 2007. This could be a thing of apple or a printer thing, but I'll give as much detail as I can to see if you can help. It's a long story

So it all started when I tried to analyze something, but he says the USB was not connected, although it is. I realized that if I scanned with Image Capture work. However, once I did, the printer stopped working. I got a message saying something along the lines of, 'you need to install a software update. Do this by clicking "Software Update" in the finder menu... »

So I did, but my computer froze hardcore in the process, then I restarted my computer. I don't know if that had anything to do with it. So I still have the error message and I couldn't print anything. I tried to go to the HP website and download the software for HP C4200 for Mac OS X 10.6. The software installed OK. But I went to the selected value, the printer, which was hooked and my computer could see this is, and even if it was put in place it froze again and I had to force her to quit the installer. I tried that several times in different places thinking it could be something from the internet, but it wouldn't work anywhere.

Then I tried to uninstall the software that was already on it and reinstalling using the same process as above. Always does the same thing. Then I tried to print a document and adding the printer in this way random. But after you find the device and think if or not he wanted to add it or not, the add printer thing froze and would remain at the front of the screen in front of all other windows and I couldn't close or minimize or something, so I had to restart my computer AGAIN.

Help!

hplvr87,

To ensure that we have all of the software problems on the side of the printer we will uninstall with the option 'raccoon' like this:
1. go in Applications/Hewlett Packard / click on uninstall HP and click on continue
2. Select your device in the left pane
3. hold the keys Ctrl, Opt and Cmd and click on uninstall
4. There will be a pop up that asks if you are sure you want to uninstall all hp software. (At this point, if you continue, all HP printers you have installed will need to be reinstalled)
5. click on continue and let it finish

Now run a software update. This is possible by clicking on the Apple in the upper left corner of the screen, then clicking on software updates.

Then, we will reset the printing system:

Go to System Preferences > print & Scan
-Right (or control) click in the rectangle listing your printers and select Reset Printing System.
WARNING - This will remove ALL your printers!
-Select the sign more to add a printer. Select the default tab on the top of the window. Search for the printer, select it, and wait until the button 'Add' becomes available. Until it clicks.

Finally, download and install the software here: http://goo.gl/DPXfn

Let us know if it helps. Good luck!

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