HP B8850 - Added CS3 and LR3 - now won't print

I have been using the HP B8850 printer for some time with PS Elements and LR2 and the printer was functioning well. I upgraded to CS3 and LR3 and now the printer will not print from any application ( or do test prints for that matter).
The HP B8850 manual says that CS3 & the B8850 printer will not work with the HP supplied "Photoshop Plug in" so I have re-installed the HP driver twice (choosing only the driver) with no luck in getting prints.
I do get one test print after re-installing the HP printer driver but then the next print job just sits in the cue and the "on" light on the B8850 just flashes. I am guessing that I get one print because the print spool/cue has been cleared because the printer was turned off. Is this a spool problem? A setting in CS3 or LR3 ? Or what? Thanks! Dan

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