MacBook 13 inch will not allow a HP 2600n color software update. Says it is installed but still cannot print. Am running OS X 10.6.8 and otherwise the computer operates nicely. :-)

The setup for Mac had been fairly easy with HP, Epson, Canon, etc

and there historically was a cheat-sheet or shortcut page for Mac...

Did you get the driver for your OS X version through Apple Software Update?

{Perhaps there was a firmware update, too?}

Or was the driver/firmware download directly from HP Support pages?

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us &prodNameId=446154&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=446153&swLang=8&taskId=135&swE n vOID=219

They have a product user forum, but I can't say I've used them; printers are too disposable.

And troubles I had with HP in recent years were a matter of buying an Epson instead.

HP Printer - Support Forums:

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-LaserJet/bd-p/bsc-413

For setup, you should not have both sets of cables attached. Had the unit been

working in the not-so-distant past with older drivers, with any Mac OS X 10.6.8?

Printer errors can be so much ufn to diagnose. Given the vintage of your HP

I wonder if their live chat support would charge to talk to you about it...?

Sorry that I don't have great or new ideas with HP issues.

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂