HP 6450- Stripes with photo cartridge only

When using the #99 photo cartridge I get a stripe pattern in the light color areas. When I perform align cartridges I see some stripes in the light colors in the bottom-right patterns (yellow, light blue, pink) but not in the darker colors. I have cleaned cartridges several times and put a new one in all the with same results. When I put the black cartridge in place of the photo #99 the prints look good with no stripes. I get the same results with photo paper and regular letter paper with the proper settings in the preferences.
Thanks for your help.
Vista 64, latest drivers

Hi,
You may use the color ink only by removing the low black cartridge.
You may find the steps below from its user guide as a reference:
Use single-cartridge mode
Use the single-cartridge mode to operate the HP ENVY 4500 series with only one ink cartridge. The
single-cartridge mode is initiated when an ink cartridge is removed from the ink cartridge carriage.
NOTE: When the HP ENVY 4500 series operates in single-cartridge mode, a message is displayed
on the printer display.
Shlomi
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