HP 2550 Color Laser Jet stops after first page

I've uninstalled the old drivers and reinstalled new ones for Snow Leopard, but my 2550 crashes after printing page 1 of a document from any of several programs. The red alert light comes on, as if there were a paper jam (there isn't). I have to open and close the front door and wait while it goes through its startup routine. Then it may print page 2 only to crash again, or it may simply crash without printing anything. Is anybody else experiencing anything like this with HP printers?
I have to say, I totally regret installing Snow Leopard. My Adobe CS3 programs crash regularly (Premiere is almost unusable). QuickTime Player X and Player 7 (you have to have two now) no longer recognize the TOD files from my JVC camcorder. The best available fix for that is iVerio for Leopard ($75), which is quite unstable on Snow Leopard. I recognize that Adobe is being greedy, JVC is being stupid and HP is living in some Windows-centric dreamworld, but this is ridiculous. I love Apple, but they can't just point fingers at everybody else this time. In my experience, Snow Leopard is a disaster.

Thanks, Barry. Sorry for the rant, but this has been a highly frustrating upgrade -- a first with Apple for me. Part of my frustration is that I have already uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers in several times, in several different ways, but the problem persists. I'm not trying to be argumentative or accusatory about this, and your larger point is well taken. But several of the most important things I use my computer for have been disabled by this upgrade, and I had no idea that was coming. The only issue I'm looking for help with right now is printing. My printer is supposed to be supported, but I can't make it work in several days of trying. I'm just looking for a workaround. (Rant alert: Why does HP make fifty or more different printers that all do basically same thing but require unique drivers?) I guess maybe I have to repost my question under an assumed name when I calm down. But thanks for responding, Barry.

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