On 4/8/10 6:02 PM, Bruce Johnson of john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu sent > On Apr 8, 2010, at 1:17 PM, DLC wrote: > >> Greetings all. >> A little assistance would be appreciated. >> I have an office G5 running 10.5.8; attached via USB is the printer, >> an HP Laser Jet P1505n. >> Recently, the printer suddenly decided to NOT print but instead send >> all requests to an ever-increasing queue list, with no intention of >> ever printing them (pause-resume-delete items proved fruitless) >> After deleting this list, I deleted the printer as a default printer >> and re-loaded it; no go. Re-installing drivers did not help either. >> I am now at the place where, if I select it as a recognized option for >> adding it to my personal list of printers in the "Print and Fax" >> preference, I get the following error message: >> "An error occurred while trying to add the selected printer." >> successful-ok-conflicting-attributes >> >> I believe I am at the point where I need to throw away *everything* >> related to the printer, compelling the Mac to completely forget that >> the printer ever existed, so to speak. >> What do I throw away? > > Delete the printer in System Prefs. > > go to: > > /Library/Printers/ > > You probably have a folder named 'hp', go looking for a folder in the > laserjet subfolder with that model printer. > > Trash it with extreme prejudice. > > Go into the PPDs folder, find the ppd associated with the HP, and > delete it. > > This is one of HP's icky host-based printers, so there might be cruft > in /Library/Printers/PPD Plugins folder associated with it, too. > > This, in theory should completely suppress your computer's memories of > that awful printer. > > (Can you tell I've got a mild dislike of the 1500 series? 8-)
Greetings, Bruce. Thank you for the replay and instructions. I would agree with your assessment of the 1500's. Most of the indicated folders you mentioned weren't in the system, even after I ran a fresh install of HP's designated driver - wonder what's up with that? I think in the end I am going to swap this unit out for the 1120 that's attached to my office's PC station - both printers are compliments of our IT - thanks, IT! :-P Thanks (genuine) Bruce. Best regards, Dana -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
