Server-error-service-unavailable hp printer

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Server-error-service-unavailable hp printer

"Server-error-service-unavailable" is what I have been seeing all day. My hp officejet 5750 was working fine...don't know what happened??? All of a sudden it does not want to work. Tried everything, uninstall/drivers, etc. It looks like the software is installed, fax test is good. I can make copies, but why can't I print items from the computer??? I need help! Thank you!

Mac osx, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on May 27, 2008 8:16 PM

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K Shaffer

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May 28, 2008 12:29 AM in response to HeidiOng

Since I had heard about this problem (perhaps CUPS related reset)
and not experienced it - yet- I thought to search for it. I will have
to be using an HP printer with OS X 10.4.11 on my other Mac at
a second location, and so the resulting link is worth a close look:

CUPS printer error reset Mac OS X - google search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=CUPSprinter+error+reset+Mac+OS+X&btnG=GoogleSearch

There are results relating to older and newer OS X systems,
and the printer error also has an error code in some. One
with some ideas has this long URL as well as a long title:

HP Printers - Mac OS: "server-error-service-unavailable" or error "1282" message when adding a printer in OS X...
http://slayo.com/hp-printers-mac-os-server-error-service-unavailable-or-error-12 82-message-when-adding-a-printer-in-mac-os-x/

Hopefully these help, and there are others among the top
10 results worth a look, too. Including support docs.

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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