How do I install my HP Officejet 4500 Wireless printer in OS X Mountain Lion?

Delete the hp folder in Printers folder

1. Turn on your printer and connect it to the same network as the computer

2. Open System Preferences > Print and Scan, press + button and select the printer in the popup

Wireless print doesn't need the driver. If you can't select it, reboot the router

Thank you both this is helping me, the HP printer driver update only showed in the app store as an update once, I've done clean installs about 2-3 times since then, but nothing through the app store. Here's come my dumb ?, how do I know if' I'm running the HP printer driver 2.1.1? I think I'm going to follow your steps, but the fact that it come through the app store once is bugging me, I've reconfigured my software update to alert me when there's an update....no dice, I didn't even know I had 10.8.1 until one day I thought to check for updates.....see my username.

Hi Wertzu, your post helped me before. for some odd reason my MBA won't recognize my hp printer as bonjour or wireless for that matter, I have to keep plugging in the usb and resetting the router and the printer. If I delete the hp folder will it trigger the update for hp or should I get it from the link on this page? Thanks.

Where do I click on "this solved my question"? The same place as usual? I just deleted the hp folder and am about to do the update. If you look at my post above and don't ask why it did come through to the app store as a software update. Thank you much for the prompt reply

Hi, did you succeed to solve it? i have the same problem and it drives me crazy. i deleted the HP folder, re-installed the latest package, double clicked the driver and nothing!!!. still same loop.

can anyone tell me hoe the... can i do a manual install by showing the installer where the driver is instead of it looking for it in the software update?

help!!!

1. I deleted the HP folder in the printer folder in the library and the orgcups.plist and anything HP related in the preferences folder. Restarted and I checked the app store for updates..nothing.

2.Added my printer via print and scan in system preferences restarted checked the app store..nothing.

3.So out of sheer aggravation I went back to # 1 and checked the app store and wouldn't you know the newest update was there.

I learned a little trick for both the app and itunes store, hit command and r at the same time, it's almost like a reset. I'm sick of downloading updates from the apple website so am trying to be patient but this one came faily quick as for how I got the update from #3, no idea, I don't ask or research, just happy I got it. Good luck and lmk if you need help.

Here's something I found in another thread that was the only thing that worked for me. (I had the same problem with an Officejet 7410).

In the Print & Scan settings pane of System Preferences, right click in the empty white area of the printer list. Select the only item in the popup menu: "Reset printing system...". It will warn you that it will delete all of your installed printers. Answer yes, then after it's done, reboot (this seems to be a necessary step).

After that's done, try installing the printer again. It worked for me on the first try.

Hi,

To inform you, a full software became available yesterday.. you may install it to gain additional functionality via HP Scan (e.g. OCR, Scanning from the front panel, etc)

You may download the software below:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=mp-111990- 1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&os=219&product=3986399&sw_lang=

Shlomi

When my scanner went gray, I deleted the printer but System Preferences didn't "see" the printer to re-Add it.

I tried several Mac and Printer reboots to no avail.

Right-clicked to Reset printers. Nope.

Deleted the HP folder(s) and installed the new drivers from the support link above. Nope.

Called Applecare and was told to reset my home network. Bingo!

Yes, I also tried all of the above ways to get my Macbook Air to recognize my wireless HP Officejet 4500 wirelessly, and the only way I got it to work was to turn off my router and turn it back on. Then my computer recognized it on the network once I reconnected.

I think it had something to do with the latest Yosemite update.

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907