Aligning HP D4160 Printer

I recently had to replace a cartridge in my HP Deskjet D4160 printer. Whenever I do this, I realign the carts using the HP printer maintenance utility. However, I've discovered that the align function no longer works. I assume this is related to the HP driver update that occurred a few months ago. Other than this alignment problem, my printer works fine.
I'm running Leopard 10.5.5 on an iMac, The printer drivers are identified as 2.3.3. I ran the system console when I clicked on the "align" button and got the following message:
Oct 16 11:30:27 Cesium HP Printer Utility[364]: * -[HSDDeviceIdStateChecker isPenSetIncorrect]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x4d17f0
As a check, I hooked up my printer to an old PPC iBook running 10.4.11 with printer drivers version 4.0.1. The align function worked just fine.
Any suggestions about what to do to get "align" back?

Is there any error message on your computer?
An error message clarifying the problem should appear on your PC screen or within the HP Solution Center Software.
The specific error should be identified using your PC, as the blinking like may indicate either a paper jam, missing paper, a problem with one of the cartridges..
Make sure to follow the steps relevant for the problem you are seeing both by your printer and PC:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00635074&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=501857&tmp_...
As well, make sure the printer is properly connected in order the software will indicate the software.
If you cannot see any indication on your PC, please verify if the Full HP Software is installed (will be listed under Control Panel > Uninstall a Program)
As well, enter Control Panel > Devices and Printers:
Place your mouse cursor above the printer icon, a note indicating the printer status should appear above - what is the printer state and how many documents are placed within the print queue?
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