Print driver forgets its job!

I haven't had this problem before.
I imagine it's not the driver's fault, but something in the Mac system......
When I want to print, the dialogue [?] box appears and I specify print options. Then I click 'OK', and the process bar fills - but nothing happens.
I open the window which shows the status of the print job, and I see the job disappear. (Sometimes I can see it there for a moment, but then it's gone. And the words 'no job printing' appear).
I want my mummy!
Any advise gratefully received.
Thanks
John

Hey, it's you again!
No result from the first link, but the second worked .... in an unexpected way, though.
I ran a repair and restart, but it still did nothing. Then I looked at the 'driver' section, and HP was blank (even though I had reinstalled yesterday).
So I uninstalled and installed the driver and it now works [- even though the Printer Setup Repair prog says there are still no HP drivers] (it shows about 10 other sets of drivers are in there, of course!).
So, thanks, it seems to work, but I'm not sure for how long.... There may be something else funny going on in that box full of tricks.
John

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