Disable printer colour management

Hi   
   I have just bought the above printer to replace a very simple Canon pixma.  I use Windows Live editing and Photoshop Elements too.   To get the results required its suggested by Photoshop that the printer colour management is disabled to use Photoshops.This didnt seem to be possible with  Pixma.     But expected a better printer to have this function
However Iaam getting the same warning box.  Printing to non interpolative (spelling?) printer. The images iaren't printing asthey were when they left photoshop.
Can I do this with this machine or have I made a mistak in buying this machine. Its options seem limited for a  machine worth around 60.00

Hello @Jenny105,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
I would like to assist you today with resolving the Photoshop Elements error that you're receiving when printing from your Windows 7 computer to your HP Envy 4500 All-in-One. I did some research into this error and found that the message "Printing to non interpolated printer" is a postscript error. This indicates that rather than just a colour issue, you have a settings issue under Photoshop.  Apparently this message is just informing you that you have Postscript settings and you are using a non Postscript printer. Postscript is a printer language. Consumer printers, like your HP Envy, are only PCL 3 for their printing language capabilities. If you need to use Postscript settings (such as halftone patterns, transfer curves, interpolation . . .) than you will need a Postscript capable printer, like a Laserjet, or commerical Inkjet. Also, because you're finding that the colours aren't printing correctly, you may need to adjust the colour profile information under Photoshop.
For instructions on how to adjust the colour profile settings, please click here. You can choose to either 'let Photoshop determine printed colours' or 'Let printer determine printed colours'.
Once you have adjusted the colour profile settings, please test printing again.
Please let me know if the colour profile adjustment resolves your issues. Best of luck!
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