SOLUTION to (at least some) "HP Scanjet Pro" problems in 10.6

Good day to everyone!
I have found a workaround for the problems experienced by people attempting to use HP Scanjet scanners (at least the 4850, which is what I use, I suspect greatly this will work for others as well).
Basically it is to install the earlier driver posted on HP's bewildering website.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us &prodNameId=447374&prodTypeId=15179&prodSeriesId=447373&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEn vOID=219
They have a "driver" section above the "software" section that basically contains an earlier version of the Scan Pro software and Universal Driver for it. It's listed for Mac OS 10.3 - 10.4 only, however I can verify that it works correctly on my 10.6 install.
In fact, unbeknown to me, that had actually been the driver I'd been using all along in Mac OS 10.5 (I guess I upgraded when they made the initial universal binary for Mac OS 10.4 and never upgraded from that).
Anyway, for my HP Scanjet 4850, it works fine.

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sublimepua wrote:May I ask that the people who maintain the package at least try to fix it?
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I suspect your question would be better answered in the HP Enterprise Business Community, as the HP Scanjet Pro 1000 Mobile scanner is a commercial model.
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