HP "another program has control of the device" Scanning Issue on Mac OSX 10.8.5

I am running an HP C7200 series all-in-one on a Mac OSX 10.8.5 system. Everything has worked fine for years. Suddenly when I got to fax using HP Scan I get the following message: The scan cannot be performed because another program has control of the HP imaging device. This may be the result of a recent Mac update, but I'm not sure. I have tried many solutions from forums, including: restarting the program, restarting the printer while holding down the OK and Help keys, and installing RC Default Apps 2.1 and disabling the bundle extension preference. I have not yet uninstalled and reinstalled my HP software because I'm afraid something else will get messed up. 
Also, I can scan by doing the following tedious chore. Open up the Systems Preferences, click on Print & Fax, click on Scan, Click on Open Scanner, click on Show Details, then fill in the scanning details. It's a pain compared to opening up HP Scan and clicking on scan. I can also scan via Image Capture but it also doesn't offer some of the nice features of HP Scan.
Any other solutions?

Hello NgnRoom,
Welcome to the HP Forums.
I see that you are having an issue with not being able to fax.
As you stated , this could be caused by a Mac update.
I suggest that we do an uninstall of the software and drivers and then while the unit is uninstalled, we then reset the printing system.  Here is a link on How to reset the printing system.  Once the reset is complete, I also suggest we Repair disk permissions.
The next step would be to reinstall the printer on to the Mac.  Here is the link for the HP Print Drivers v3.0 for OS X.
If the troubleshooting does not help resolve your issue, I would then suggest calling HP's Technical Support to see about further options for you. If you are calling within North America, the number is 1-800-474-6836 and for all other regions, click here: click here.
Thanks for your time.
Cheers,  
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