Installing printer Envy 4500 on MAC OS X.10- set up bar stuck on "retrieving information"- Help!!!

I bought the HP Envy 4500 because I just upgraded my Mac to OS 10.10 and my office jet would not come along for the ride...  I installed the driver from the HP website and I completed all the steps until the last step "configuation results".
The window reads "retriving information" and it has been "retrieving information" for 20 minutes.  I have cancelled and gone back twice to no avail.  I printed the practice page and that went fine.  What can I try next?   

Hi @Elizabetti,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums! I see you are trying to install your new HP Envy 4500 with your Mac running the Yosemite 10.10 Operating system. When you attempt to install the setup bar stops on 'retrieving information'. You have cancelled it 2 times with no success. I would like you to go ahead and complete the steps listed below:
Scrub/ Uninstall
• Open the Applications folder > HP or Hewlett Packard folder > HP Uninstaller
• Click continue, click on one of the printers in the list.
• * Only do this step if you do not have any other HP Printers. Hold down Control, Option and Command, While holding the three buttons down,
• Click uninstall.
Reset Printing System
1. Click the Apple icon (   ), and then click System Preferences.
2. In the Hardware section, click Print & Fax/Scan. The Print & Fax/Scan  dialog box opens.
3. Right-click (or  Ctrl  +click) in the left panel, and then click Reset printing system…
4. Click OK to confirm the reset.
5. Type the correct Name and Password.
6. Click OK to reset the printing system. The Print & Fax dialog box shows no printer selected
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..
Repair Disk Permissions
1.On the Dock, click Applications, and then click Utilities.
2.Double-click Disk Utility.
3.Highlight your hard drive/partition on the left (by default this is "Macintosh HD").
4.Click the Repair Disk Permissions button at the bottom of the window.
5.Once the repair is complete, restart the computer.
Restart the printer. Now you can download and install the printer software and install it. Click on the link below to begin the download and follow the on screen instructions:
HP ENVY 4500 series Full Feature Software and Drivers
I hope this helps, please let me know the outcome!
Thanks,
HevnLgh
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