how can i get my HP2550 to print under the new os

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how can i get my HP2550 to print under the new os

i have an HP 2550 laser jet printer and now running the new os i just installed..i can print a print job ,then i try to print another and it will not print. it said "waiting for printer to become available"and then i have to unplug the usb in the back or turn off the printer and back on again to get it to print..The hp 3.0 update has this printer as being supported and it shows up on the add printer as a correct printer with the right ram .ect.....

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10), 2.4 4gigs RAM+ 500 Hyprid drive

Posted on Oct 19, 2014 6:20 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 21, 2014 1:18 PM in response to Robert Powell3

I have exactly the same problem since (I think) 10.8. HP's new drivers for the Color LaserJet 2550 are dysfunctional. I'm currently using an old Mac (running 10.5) as a print server.

I have tried multiple fixes, resetting the print system, monkeying around with library files for the printer, but to no avail.

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Answer 2

Oct 21, 2014 2:32 PM in response to johnfromuniversity heights

I Decided to get a new laser printer at Office Depot for 79.00,since Hp told me to go to the apple update page they no longer support it ..I replaced it with a brother

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Answer 3

sguttag

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Aug 21, 2016 7:10 PM in response to Robert Powell3

I will say that this has been a problem with this printer on OSX for a LONG time. The old fix was to remove all of the "HP" extensions from the Extension folder (throw them away and then reboot). This absolutely worked through Snow Leopard. I just recently bought a new iMac and am now on Yosemite and Apple has seen fit to move or change how it uses those files there is nothing to throw away anymore. The failure mode is identical so I'm sure it is the same sort of hang. I wonder if removing the 2550 driver would do it.

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