P1102w stuck on PDF in Preview

Question

All of a sudden my LaserJet P1102w gets stuck printing PDFs from Preview.  The computer is on OS 10.10.1.   The printer worked normally after I installed Yosemite some months ago.  Then yesterday, out of the blue, after printing two PDFs in Preview, the printer refused to print any more.   The HP Print Queue shows the PDF and reports, "Printing-Printing Page 1, 100% complete."   The thermometer bar is all the way to the right.   But the P1102w does nothing, except sit there and blink the green light until the P1102w turns itself off.
What is worse is that, after this happens, the P1102w refuses to print any MS Word documents as well.
I followed all the instructions at http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02239404&cc=uk&dlc=en&lc=en&product=4110396#N44...  The only instruction on that page that worked was the last one--unplugging the power cable of the P1102w for a minute.   
After I plug the power back into the P1102w, Word documents print satisfactorily, but any attempt to print a PDF in Preview causes a repeat of the whole problem.
Why would Preview all of a sudden go nuts on me?

Answer 1

Hi @RGilpin ,
I see that you are experiencing issues with the printer not printing PDF documents in Preview. Then you have to power cycle the printer to be able to print from any other application. I would like to help you out with this issue today.
Check the driver name that is installed for the printer. Make sure it shows just the printer's name.
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 it should show the printer's name. (Laserjet P1102w)
If the full printer name isn't listed correctly, 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, might have to click the drop down to select the printer's name to add it in.
Try printing the PDF from Adobe.
If you have any issues, run all the Adobe Updates. Product updates.
Try printing the PDF as a image. Cannot Print PDFs from Adobe Reader.
If you are still having issues, try using the built-in PDF converter: Score → Save As... and select PDF under "Save as type".
If you can print from Adobe, but not Preview, please try the following steps:
Repair the Disk Permissions on the Mac:
Close all applications.
On the Apple menu bar, click Go, click Applications and then click Utilities.
Double-click Disk Utility.
Highlight your hard drive/partition on the left.
Click Verify and then Repair Disk Permissions.
Restart the computer..
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 click the + sign to add the driver, highlight the printer. (you might have to click the drop down to select the printer's name) Then click on the Add button.
Try printing again.
How is the printer connected? (USB/Wireless)
Were you able to print from Adobe?
If you need further assistance, just let me know.
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