Photo Printing

I have a new computer and an older printer (Photosmart C7180). Now photos I print are too dark, even though they look fine on my notebook monitor. Print quality was very good before I ungraded the driver to work with Windows 7.. Is there some way to make them print lighter? The Photo Solution software no longer works with my new system. Should I just give in and buy a new printer?

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HP Live Photo Printing for Android and iOS
Android
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This post describes my problem, but I couldn't reply since it has been archived:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7882399&#7882399
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Macintosh computer: Double-click Bluetooth File Exchange in your Utilities folder and follow the on-screen instructions.
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