Automatic Update of Printer Drivers

Hi; I want to stop Snow Leopard automatically updating my printer drivers. My printer works best with an older HP driver. How can I stop the auto update. Thanks, Bill.

The updates always go through the standard Software Update application, so like any update, you can select it and choose Ignore Update from the "Update" menu.

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