A new iMac and an Old Printer HP Deskjet 648c

We have a new iMac, intel duo running OSX10.4.7. The system only seems to see my printer as a 640C. I also cannot find the test print utility. So I have 2 questions
1. How do I get this system to recognize my Hp Deskjet 648C printer and be able to print to it.
2. Where is the test print utility these days?
Not a newbie here! I really have tried a lot of things before I am posting here. I checked at HP for drivers for 10.4.7 - don't seem to exist.
I tried to install from the original printer CD - won't install OS 9 based installer.
I tried to take the drivers off an old system, my Mac is smarter than me...
Help!
-Amy Cortez

We have a new iMac, intel duo running OSX10.4.7. The
system only seems to see my printer as a 640C. I also
cannot find the test print utility. So I have 2
questions
1. How do I get this system to recognize my Hp
Deskjet 648C printer and be able to print to it.
You can try using the HP supplied drivers here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=60402 &jumpid=regR1002USEN&os=219
but the driver is for 10.1.5 and 10.2. You've probably already gone here and seen the printer was discontinued, so HP won't release an updated driver.
2. Where is the test print utility these days?
The Utility is available from the toolbar when the printer is added with its proprietary driver. The utility is here: /Library/Printers/hp/Utilities/.
If you don't need the Utility or some printer specific features, and it's working with the GIMP drivers, you can stay as is or upgrade to a printer that HP currently supports with a 10.4 driver.
Hope this helps.

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