Can't get printer utility to launch

My HP DeskJet 6840 is haing printing issues, seems as though the heads are not aligned. Problem is I can't get the utility to open up. Went into printer set-up utility and selsected the printer from the list. But the utility button is grayed out. Can't click on it. Same is true for the printer que box. I am connecting to the printer through the airport, so maybe that has somethign to do with it?

I have an HP deskjet 5850, had it connected wireless to an old snow Airport, replaced recently with Extreme, using USB to connect the printer, prints fine, cannot get the print utility to work even when connected direct using USB to my iBook G3, running 10.4.10. Downloaded HP 7.2.1 drivers, installed but utility is still greyed out. Any other way to gauge ink levels?

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Develop a dummy (virtual?) print driver that can be added without a physical printer having to be present and which opens a window when you "print" to it that allows you to specify the page size and other information with which it will "lie" to the OS and say, "Yes, I am a printer capable of doing this....". (FYI, I am a programmer going on 30 years now.)
So, before I teach myself Objective-C and how to use Xcode, is there a better or known solution? Is there an existing product I can use? Is there a driver development kit for virtual printers? Any chance I could get a C++ kit and not have to learn Objective-C?
Thanks!

Macropanther wrote:
I don't think the installation process will allow that unless the printer is connected.
Incorrect. Win or Mac, you can install a printer driver w/o the printer being connected.
I have tried MS PowerPoint (which can't seem to accept paper wider than 56 inches) and have used NeoOffice Draw
You're using the wrong tools. PP shouldn't even be in consideration; I don't know about NeoOffice, but I tried its cousin LibreOffice, and it has issues with custom paper sizes; which is not surprising, given what these apps were designed for.
What you need for actual banners (not web page banners) is a vector drawing tool or a DTP app. I'd say Illustrator or InDesign, but Adobe CS is expensive, and, if you're thinking of PowerPoint for this job, you're not ready for it.
You can try Pages; although not quite DTP, it can do the job and it's inexpensive. There are other options, such as Swift Publisher (a DTP app) or Intaglio (a drawing app) -- both are more expensive than Pages, but still affordable; or you can go open source with Scribus (DTP) or InkScape (vector; requires X11). You already know the ups and downs of using open source. (These are just examples; you can find others if you look for them.)
Although it's better to have Kinko's printer driver, to make sure of the correct options, you don't actually need it to print to PDF. You should be able to define a custom page size (eg, 12in × 72in) and create the PDF from it. Any app which uses the Mac OS X standard print function should be able to do it.

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I'd appreciate your help with this please.
In short, I can't get my Itunes software to start up, either by double clicking the icon, right clicking the icon and using the Open command, or using the Run command from the Start bar. When I do any of these it gives me the impression its going to get going for a second or two, but then nothing happens.
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Hi, I recently upgraded my wife's pc. Previously I had a wireless printer set up using bonjour and the airport express. My mac and the old pc (windows xp). I had no problems printing. I upgraded her PC and now it uses windows 7. I installed bonjour and tried to print but no success. The PC can see the printer. It says that it sends the file to print. I get no printer error or anything on the PC, but nothing happens. Anyone have a suggestion?
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http://localhost:631/
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I found KDE method (under Arch) more reliable, but both should work. No idea about Gnome.
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Can't get printer to connect to computers

I have an HP Photosmart 5512 all-in-one printer and I"m trying to get it to connnect to my computers in my home. I have a HP 2000 laptop running windows 7. I have tried all the trouble shooting software the company provides, I have unplugged and waited on router and printer. I uninstalled and reinstalled software on computer and printer. I have tried everything the company site has to offer to get this printer connected. I have even called the customer support and they won't help me even though I"m using their products, because its been a couple of years. So if there are any techs on here who know anything about this, please help. I'm about ready to throw it out the window. Its new, I only used it once a couple of years ago and put it back in the box. Now I need it for college and I can't get it to connect. Help Please.

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