HP Officejet 4500 will print but won't scan - MAC OS 10.6.8

Hi
We've been using our HP Officejet 4500 for about 3 years with mostly no issues. Recently, we were having some issues. We uninstalled the software and then used Apple Software Update to reinstall. Now the printer works perfectly for printing wirelessly. But scanning is not even an option. I cannot scan from the control panel on the printer. When I go into system preferences, the little printer icon says "Print & Fax", not "Print & Scan" and there is no scanner option to be found once I am in "Print & Fax". I used to have an HP Scan program on my Mac that I could open and scan from there but now that is gone. The HP website tells me to simply use Apple Software Update for drivers and software. Apple Software Update tells me I have everything I need. I have performed "Repair Disk Utility", rebooted, deleted the printer and added it again. 
Please help. Thanks.

Hello @Yakbihn ,
Welcome to the HP forums.
I understand that you are having problems scanning with your officejet 4500.
I would like to help.
HP Scan software is not available through Apple Software Update (ASU) for some HP Multifunction Printers.
And as you and I know, The Drivers are not available on HP.com.
There are still ways for you to scan.
The links below are for a laserjet and the other 10.9
The steps will be the same.
HP LaserJet MFP - Scan in OS X 10.9, 10.8, 10.7, or 10.6
Scan from OS X v10.9 Mavericks
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