HP Color LaserJet 1500L & Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: impossible mission?

I have to plug/unplug our printer every time I print a document... Is there a way? I have the latest (2003) drivers for the printer. New drum, fairly new toners, so I do not want to have to buy a new printer...

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When requesting a 'print' the HP Laserjet 1500 accepts the job and the 'green light flicks 3 or 4 times and then nothing happens. A check on the queue reveals nothing - however the completed job shows. It was working perfectly well before I installed Snow Leopard recently. Is there anyone out there with the same problem and is there a patch or fix. I have reinstalled the printer and reinstalled driver. Appreciate any help. Thanks! argieanks

Right the 1500L does not work on my machine either. Although, the printer is on my airport extreme usb port, and is recognized as a Bonjour printer, the OS does not find a driver and will not install the printer. I can print through another computer. Unfortunately, I had to keep Leopard on the other computer just to get at the printer from my computer. I guess I cannot use snow leopard on that machine. This 1500L has been a problem for years. It has never been supported properly, and has given me all sorts of issues. In the early days, it kept dropping off my network, through successive operating systems, and then Leopard worked perfectly, until Snow Leopard, and now we are off again, waiting, waiting. Its my view that if a printer works, it should be kept working, not just dropped off the face of the earth...
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HP Color LaserJet 1500L - drops off the 802.11n network

My HP Color LaserJet 1500L drops off the network (it just stops printing). This happens when it is plugged into the usb bus of my new 802.11n base station or directly into the usb bus of a computer. The only way to fix it seems to be to plug it directly into a computer and unplug the usb plug and replug it, or to add the printer again. This problem has occurred in the past, but over time, and after various upgrades to the operating systems and hardware, etc, the situation tends to change. Before I installed the 802.11n base station the printer was staying in contact with my computers, but now it is misbehaving again. I doubt there is a real solution out there now, because it happened before and I never did discover a direct fix, but I thought the problem to be worth posting. This problem does not happen with my Canon PhotoPrinter iP6000S, which sticks to my network like glue whereever I plug it in (airport express, airport extreme, direct to computer, etc.) The HP loses contact with either of my computers in exactly the same way.
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HP Color LaserJet 1500L add windows 8.1

I can't find the driver for my printer (HP Color LaserJet 1500L) for windows 8.1.

Hi,
I afraid a such is not available, the printer is not compatible with Windows 8.1:
http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/MiddleFrame.asp?page=config&ProductLineId=565&FamilyId=3294&BaseID=...
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Printing to Windows HP Color Laserjet 1500L

I have just set up my macbook to print to my Lexmark E232 over my widows network. It works great.
So I followed a similar approach for my HP Color Lasejet 1500L. However when I get to the final step where you choose the actual printer Model (after slecting HP) I find the HP Color Laserjet 1500L isnt listed. I have tried some of the other ones but nothing prints.All the steps windows printing-network neiborhood-etc are fine.
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Can anyone please help me with the following problem?
The printer will only do the first job. After that it refuses to print. The job stops, remains in the queue, and cannot be started.
Or…it looks as if it sends the print information to the printer – the green light of the printer flashes – but nothing further happens. The queue is empty and the job’s name even appears in the completed section.
The HP 1500L and the USB port are visible in the System Profiler. I have downloaded and installed the latest driver and did run Repair Disk Permissions.
I can only print again after I restarted or unplug and (re)plug the USB cable (not always). The cable is not faulty...but I'm going crazy.
I am new to the Mac world. The MacBook Pro being my first (and the way it looks definitely not the last--wonderful machine).
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then, install the foo2oak driver:
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Mac cannot detect scanner option on HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M177fw after trying every method

Hello,
I have recently purchased the new printer HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M177fw and I am having a lot of trouble trying to scan. I have spend hours trying to fix this.
I have tried all the methods on this website, (trying through preview, printers and scanners (no scanner option showing) image capture, etc. I have also installed all the necessary drivers with no luck (CD and from HP website)
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Hi @student ,
I see by your post that you aren't able to scan through the wireless network. I would really like to be able to help you resolve this issue.
When you added the printer, did you add it as a Bonjour printer or did you have to type in the IP address and add it through IP Protocal? The reason I am asking is because when adding the printer through IP Protocal you can only print, your not able to scan with the printer added this way.
Check the driver name that is installed for the printer. It should list just the printer's name. (HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M177fw )
Click the Apple menu and then click System Preferences. Click Printers & Scanners, highlight the printer name on the left side and on the right side of the screen should show the name.
If the printer name isn't listed properly, delete it and add the printer name back in from the list. Click the - sign to delete the driver and then click the + sign to add the driver. (you might have to click the drop down to select the printer's name to add it in)
If you are still having issues, uninstall the printer software.
Uninstalling the Printer Software.
Repair the Disk Permissions on the Mac:
Close all applications.
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Double-click Disk Utility.
Highlight your hard drive/partition on the left.
Click Verify and then Repair Disk Permissions.
Restart the computer.
Empty the trash.
Reset the Printing System:
Note: This will remove all printers in the print and Fax/Scan, any printer removed can be re-added later by clicking the plus (+) symbol.
Click the Apple icon and then click System Preferences.
Click Printers & Scanners.
Right-click (or Ctrl +click) in the left white side panel, then click Reset printing system.
Click OK to confirm the reset.
Type the correct Name and Password.
Click OK to reset the printing system.
Then install the printer software again. HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M176/M177 Series Software.
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Please let me know the outcome.
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hello,
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Follow these steps to scan with the HP Scan software:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Color-LaserJet-Pro-M170-Multifunction-Printer-series/5303438/...
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http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=kj-124923-3&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en...
Additionally you may scan with Apple's software by following these steps instead:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Color-LaserJet-Pro-M170-Multifunction-Printer-series/5303438/...
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see: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2640270&start=15&tstart=0
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Hi @jahburnit
I suspect your question would be better answered in the HP Enterprise Business Community, as your HP Printer is a commercial model.
My technical expertise is with consumer products and software, I am sure the commercial folks would be happy to help if you re-post your question for them to answer. The HP Enterprise Business Community is an HP Forum designed for the Commercial and Enterprise customers to help one another. I am sure you will find some HP folks there to help too.
Click here to view the Printing and Digital Imaging. When the page opens you will see the option to 'Log in' or 'Register Now' on the right. The commercial forums are separate from the consumer boards, thus you will need to register if you don't already have a commercial account.
You may find the HP Color LaserJet CP2025 Printer series support page helpful while you wait for somebody in the commercial Forum to respond to your inquiry.
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