Making the print driver quit automatically in Mac OS X?

This is a very minor issue, but one that's been irritating me for a while. Why don't the print driver applications close automatically after finishing a job? Is there a way I can configure them to do this?

Sure. Right click on the Print Driver app in the dock and select "auto close" or whatever it is called.

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HP Officejet Pro 276dw MFP - can't connect with the printer driver (but web browser works)

Hi,
I used to own an 8500 pro which got replaced by the 276dw due to HW malfunctioning of the old model. I installed the driver (full set, win 8.1 64 bit) from the HP download area over the installed printer. I can access the printer using it's IP address. Ipad Airprint works well. The only problem is that I can't get the printer driver to connect to the printer, but the printer driver displays the printer with the correct address. Print and Scan doctor detects incomplete install and download 184MB, one bit at a time ... it will take more than an hour.
I believe - due to a message that something needs to be stopped during the install (in order to get rid of the SW for the old printer) - that this thing is stil stopped, and I need to restart that (or if it is a service I need to reset it to automatic start).
Any idea anyone?
Thanks and with best regards,
Holger

update: The Print and Scan doctor did not help, but I finally added the printer using the default windows method. So I can print, but scan to PC obviously doesn't work, and neither does the Fax printer. Help still appreciated.

My G4 can't read the printer driver disc of my BRAND NEW HP All-in-One

I am tearing my hair out on this one. I had an older HP AIO that died on me yesterday, so I ran out and bought a spanking new version, the C4280. I don't recall having any problem setting up the older printer (a psc 1315) and I can't remember whether I installed the driver from the disc or the website. Anyway, I got to Step 11, connected the USB cord as instructed, put in the disc, and my little mushroom whirred in a whisper for about 30 seconds, then spat out the disc. I tried again, unplugged, rebooted, yadda yadda, every config. I could think of, and I still got the whhrrrrwhirrrr, SPIT. I called HP and the 4280 is so new they don't have the drivers up on the website yet, so the very nice Canadian techie verfied that yes, there was only one CD for both Windows AND Mac, and yes, my G4 could read other CDs (my LaCie)--but strangely enough NOT the printer driver for the original psc 1315, which got the same whirrrr-SPIT treatment. So either I originally got the driver off the website, or my G4 has lost some critical cells since then. Now I have occasionally had trouble reading commercial DVDs--I get told they're a blank disc. But I never even made it to that stage with this printer driver disc.
The upshot is they are FedExing me a new printer driver disc tomorrow, this one apparently made especially for MACs. But I'm nervous because of what happened when I tried to put the old psc 1315 driver disc in.
Any thoughts?
Zoe from NJ

Hi-
You might take a look at the following video. Drives and memory are user installable parts. (G4 model selected at random):
http://www.info.apple.com/usen/cip/html/g4ge/g4gbenet-dvddrive-cip.mov.html
http://www.info.apple.com/usen/cip/html/g4ge/g4gbenet-memory-cip.mov.html
Use the pull down menu to select your model:
http://www.apple.com/support/diy/
RAM and Optical drives are available here:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/
Stick with a Pioneer Optical Drive. You will get the best service life, as well as best native compatibility.
G4AGP(450)Sawtooth, 2ghz PowerLogix, 2gbRAM, 300gbSATA+160gbATA, ATI Radeon 9800 Mac OS X (10.4.8) Pioneer DVR-109, ExtHD 160gb x2, 23"Cinema Display, Ratoc USB2.0, Nikon Coolscan

Where can I find a print driver for my e-mac running os9.2

Where can I find a print driver for my e-mac running os9.2

Actually the best place is the web site for the printer. You'll also need the model, but there are still some OS9 drivers out there.
You must supply the printer make and model for people here to help further.

I cannot get my MacBook Pro to print greyscale on my Canon MG6450. I cannot access the printer driver panel on the Macbook. So I am stuck printing everything in colour and cannot specify which pages I want printed.

I cannot get my MacBook Pro to print greyscale on my Canon MG6450. I cannot access the printer driver panel on the Macbook. So I am stuck printing everything in colour and cannot specify which pages I want printed.

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OS X Mavericks: Reset the printing system
Next try deleting the system and reinstall the printer..
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When I try disabling colour management in the printer driver, it keeps turning back on

I'm using Lightroom v2.4 and a Canon Pixma Pro 9500 printer with the latest driver. I've just tried to print from Lightroom for the first time since moving to this latest version of Lightroom and when I go into print setup and turn off colour management, the driver doesn't keep the setting. Nor does it allow me to do borderless printing. My choice of print quality is also lost - this never used to be a problem.
This is very frustrating and means I must use Photoshop to print which takes longer when there is much to do. Please can someone offer some advice. I can print from Photoshop without this happening.
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Joanne

Have you tried creating Print templates in LR? Available from the left panel
in Print module. That's what I do to make sure the printer driver settings
stay the same.
Are you quite sure you have the latest 9500 driver?
Eric
I'm using Windows XP SP3, and I have just one button at the bottom left of the
Lightroom print diaglogue window called 'Page settings', when you click this,
you can select the printer and go into properties, which is where I normally
disable colour management. It is also refusing to print at standard quality,
but it defaulting to high quality (which takes a lot longer).
Thing is that I can print from Photoshop without problems and it's from
Photoshop where I do much of my printing, but printing from Lightroom is good
if I have a big load of prints to do as it's so much quicker to set up and it
has the picture package facility.

How can I tell if the print driver was updated?

I am sorry to ask such a basic question, but I cannot for the life of me figure it out. I'm in System Profiler>Printers and I can see me printer says the driver version is 3.0.1. Is this the right place to check drivers? I have downloaded an update to make it vs. 7.3.1, but it hasn't changed.
I am trying to get my HP 2355 AOI to scan (like everyone else), and I can't figure out what to do after the download and install of 2350731EN-1.dmg. I download it, install it and yet the driver version doesn't change. I think I am missing a step.
Thanks.
iMac G5 20 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

I am sorry to ask such a basic question, but I cannot
for the life of me figure it out. I'm in System
Profiler>Printers and I can see me printer says the
driver version is 3.0.1.
This is the version number for HP's current drivers for most of their inkjets and multifunction devices.
Is this the right place to
check drivers? I have downloaded an update to make
it vs. 7.3.1, but it hasn't changed.
This is the version number for HP's multifunction device driver set. It includes the printer driver, the scanner driver, and assorted other stuff.
I am trying to get my HP 2355 AOI to scan (like
everyone else), and I can't figure out what to do
after the download and install of 2350731EN-1.dmg.
I download it, install it and yet the driver version
doesn't change. I think I am missing a step.
You did everything right. HP's site is less than clear on the matter.
You should be able to scan using the drivers in the 7.3.1 driver set, plus a graphics app such as Photoshop or Graphic Converter. There should be an app called (I think, I'm not at home where my HP MFD lives right now) HP Scan which will be called by the graphics app, or by HP Image Zone, and can be launched by itself if necessary.
Some HP MFDs can also use VueScan. HP MFDs don't seem to like Apple's Image thingie.

Does using Group Policy Preferences to deploy printers require the print driver to be pre-installed?

I'm trying to prepare our school system for Windows 7 (we currently use XP). I would like to use the new Group Policy Preferences method of deploying printers. I pushed out the XP client side extensions through WSUS. In my test environment, I added the shared printer in group policy preferences. My XP machine had the printers show up automatically, but my Windows 7 machine did not. I realized that I had previously connected a printer of the same type to my XP machine before and the drivers were already installed. To test this theory, I manually connected the shared printers to the Windows 7 machine, deleted them, then logged off and back on. Now the printers are showing up from group policy. My question is does using group policy preferences to deploy printers require the print driver to be pre-installed? If not, then what am I doing wrong? If so, is there a way to work around this? Thanks for your help.
EDIT: To clarify, I am using the share method in GPP. This is the error message I get in the event log:
The user 'PRINTERNAME' preference item in the 'win7 printer test {946461A1-27F8-406F-A0B3-0A1A05AF34F6}' Group Policy object did not apply because it failed with error code '0x80070bcb The specified printer driver was not found on the system and needs to be downloaded.' This error was suppressed.

This link have a description of resolution:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725938.aspx
Open the GPMC.
Open the GPO where the printer connections are deployed, and navigate to Computer Configuration, Policies, Administrative Templates, Control
Panel, and thenPrinters.
Note
The Point and Print Restrictions setting can also be found under User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Printers.
This policy is ignored by Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but is enforced by earlier editions of Windows including Windows XP with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, and Windows Server 2008. We recommend that you change
this policy setting in both locations so that all down-level clients have a consistent experience.
Right-click Point and Print Restrictions, and then click Properties.
Click Enabled.
Clear the following check boxes:
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In the When installing drivers for a new connection box, select Do not show warning or elevation prompt.
Scroll down, and in the When updating drivers for an existing connection box, select Show warning only.
Click OK.

HT3669 I have an imac running OS10.6.8 and an Apple laserwriter 16/600PS. Is it possible to connect these directly without networking? Where can I find the printer driver?

I have an imac running OS10.6.8 and an Apple laserwriter 16/600PS. Is it possible to connect these directly without networking? Where can I find the printer driver?

It turned out that WD is the big bad guy in this game.
According the data rescue company where I asked for an inspection, both of the drives had their reader head loose. And in the one, which was my already-in-use disk its even damaged the platters... xxxxx
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Why does Indesign change the print driver?

When I go into the print dialog and click on "setup" to go to the Minolta Bizhub C450 print driver, I find that the items that I have changed (like collate, double sided, grayscale, the list goes on) have been changed back to the original setting. When I print from Acrobat, I can change the print setting and they stay. Example: If I want to print a file thats two sided, I hit <control P>, <settings> and enter the printer driver. I tell it that I want to two sided and I want "Right Binding". Exit the printer driver, go back to Indesign print screen and hit print. The file has printed two sided but the binding position has defaulted back to auto, not the "Right Binding" that I had asked for.
I have the new version 6.0.4 but it seems like my problems have started after this new version. Does anybody else have this problem?

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So why dont you just make up some presets because after making those setting whenever you go back it will change so after sending for the firrst time dont set again just ctrl p and enter it will still remember or use preset it
thanx

How do I get the printer driver for a hp officejet 6500 e709n?

How do I get the printer driver for a hp officejet 6500 e709n? When I add the printer, Apple says the software is not available and to contact the manufacturer. HP says it is available from Apple.

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Is Lightroom sending sRGB to the printer driver?

Hello,
I've been trying to print something on a color laser printer with Lightroom. Unfortunately, Lightroom doesn't seem to support the profile of the printer, maybe it's a CMYK profile, and so I had to use the option "Profile: managed by printer" in Lightrooms print module.
In order to set up the printer driver correctly and let him handle the color management, I'd like to know what Lightrooms sends to the printer driver when the option "managed by printer" is set (and when draft mode is off!)
Thanks in advance

Jeff Schewe - 12:08am Jan 1, 08 PST (#2 of 8)
Version 1.0 sent sRGB
Uh, no...since the beta process, when not using draft mode, Lightroom ALWAYS sent ProProto RGB. Draft mode will send either sRGB or Adobe RGB depending on the settings for the previews.
Since the OP is printing to a laser printer as opposed to a photo printer, the best bet would be to print using draft mode anyway.
Jeff,
You may be right and I am sure you know more about this than I do, but in 1.0 I could print contact sheets to my laser printer with no problems with "managed by printer" selected and draft mode off. Since 1.1 I have not been able to get acceptable results regardless of whether I choose draft mode or not and regardless of the settings in the export module. I would love to solve this as it is the number 1 issue I have with Lightroom.
Gordon

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HP G85 All in one - Making the printer Wireless preferably with Airprint

I am running XP on an HP towerand connecting the Printer using a USB - USB cable. I would like to make this excellent printer wireless to print from my HP laptop.
But also to use it to print from my iPad2 without the hassel of emailing an iPad document to myself to collect it on the Tower and then print. I believe It would be necessary to make the connection Airprint compatible
I wondered if anyone had solved this problem.

I fully agree with this complaint. Curiously, I have faced similar problems like him. Frequently, I have seen the messages like "paper jam ", "Cartridge missing" while there wasn't any paper jam and genuine brand new cartridges were already installed. My experience is worse than his. I could hardly use it for more than one week! What is worse the wireless operation could never be achieved. Now this printer is lying discarded.
It really beats all logic that why should one not be able to scan a document (say -- to save the image on the hard disk for possible future use) even if there was so called paper jam or missing cartridge?
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I have an epson T50 shared network, which is connected to a computer that runs on Windows 7 64-bit. The 10 days Apple has updated the printer drive and since then has been trying to print the following message: / Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/Filter/rastertoescpII.app/Contents/MacOS/ rastertoescpII failed.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL999
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