HP Officejet 6600 and Windows 8.1

Hi
Since going to Windows 8, my Officejet appears in the "more" section of the printers, and not on the first list, even though there is room which is very annoying. When I upgraded to Windows 8.1 I had the @ & " keys swapped, which I put down to the 8.1 upgrade. However, since then, I have found that if I install the printer from the devices screen, the above problems disappear but if I do it from the HP driver they re-appear. I want to use the HP driver as it gives me all the functionality - the other one appears to only give me basic print. I am no technical guru so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Hello gupberger,
Welcome to the HP Forums! I hope you enjoy your experience!
I understand the printer driver options are not what you would like. I will do my best to assist you! I would uninstall whatever driver is installed and then install the correct printer driver with the Printer Install Wizard. All you have to do is download the tool and follow the instructions provided: HP Printer Install Wizard for Windows
Please let me know your results. Also, please provide a screen shot of what you are referring to if the issue isn't resolved. Thanks for choosing the HP Forums. Have a great day!
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Welcome to the forums!
@HP-OJ-5740-ARGH
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Hello there Lawrence, Welcome to the Forums! I hope you enjoy your experience
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Try to install
2. If you're running McAfee Live Safe or any other firewall, please temporarily disable the "real time scanning".
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Try the install
3. Go to the start screen (you may also press the windows key + R to open the run box) and type %WINDIR% this should show the windows folder.
Click on the folder and scroll until you see files. Look for a filed named "HPWINS*.DAT" (the * is for a number that varies) remove this file and try the installation.
Try the install
Enjoy your Monday!
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