Print dialog box wont go away...

Weird print stuff? Every time I print the print dialog box stays on the screen?
It can be moved but none of the buttons do anything. And the print boxes will stack up as many times as you print.
Driver issue? since OS X 10.6?

HI,
If the printer icon is still in the Dock, click that icon, then click: Quit.
if that doesnt work, open Activity Monitor (Applications/Utilities). Select My Processes from the pop up menu on the right. Search for your printer under Process Name, then click the red Quit Process button.
If that doesn't help, go to...
~/Library/Preferences and locate the preference file associated with your printer, it will read something like this. Preference files can become corrupted. The next time you print, your Mac will create a new print pref file for you.
com.nameofprinter.plist (I assume they're HP's according to your prior posts).
Move that file to the Trash and restart your Mac.
Carolyn
Message was edited by: Carolyn Samit

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