Can someone help me, I am having issue printing with my HP PSC 1410?

Question

I am running Windows XP Professional w/ service pack 3.  I run into difficulty when printing jpegs that are created on my computer and also things from the web, like google maps or yahoo maps, as well as other web pages.  I am using IE 8 and my drivers are all up to date.
The problem has existed for awhile and I've run the diagnostics tool that is available for download and it is showing everything is working just fine.  I've gone as far as doing an entire OS reinstallation, which then reinstalled all the software and drivers (and doing all necessary updates), yet still the problem remains.  If it's a text file, no problem, if it's a web page (even printer friendly), or jpeg or bitmap (even created on my own), there is trouble. 
This is what's happening:
It will start printing, sometimes getting 1/4-3/4 of the way through the printing process and an error message will pop up in the HP Digital Imaging Monitor in my toolbar on the right side of the taskbar stating that the print has failed.  Then it just spits out the rest of the page blank with only a portion of what was intended.
Now, often times, what I do is get into the printer settings telling the printer to only print in greyscale with the black cartridge only, and retry printing and it will without a hitch.  So, It only seems to be a problem if I'm trying to print something in color.  Hopefully this is enough info.  Is the printer just dead/dying?

Answer 1

Hi,
I was trying to update but it didn't let me (Error at 50%, 70%, etc.). I have tried many times to uninstall and install again, it doesn't work. II've tried the link you provided but the solution didn't work for me (Error at 39% when downloading this time).
System Mac 10.8.5, Safari 6.1.3
Thanks so much, I'm going crazy!