Can't scan-another program has control

My HP Photosmart Studio program had suddenly stopped allowing me to scan from my Deskjet F4440. I get a message that, "The scan cannot be performed because another program has control of the HP imaging devise." I've performed the suggested fixes: restarted the program, closed all programs that might be using the device, and rebooted my computer. No luck. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Using iMac, OSX, v. 10.9.4

Hi,
The HP Photosmart Studio is a very old software which is intended for Mac OS X v10.6 (Snow Leopard), it is not intended for newer versions as Mavericks and issues are expected..
Unplug the printer, from the Applications folder open the Hewlett-Packard folder and select Uninstall.
Next install the software for Mavericks by following the steps below:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03967522&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&os=4159&product=383...
Once you are done, follow these steps to scan on Mavericks:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03967506&tmp_task=useCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=e...
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Shlomi
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