Printing issues in mac OSX

Every know and then when I print in OSX the printer setup utility tells me that my printer has stopped and I have to open this app and restart my print jobs. Does anyone know why OSX constantly stops my jobs, when OS 9 worked fine for years? I am using the exact same printer as I did for 5 years with my Performa.
Also why is it that classic printing seems slower on my ibook than it did on my Performa? Yes I am using the same printer. My Performa had a add on USB card and seemed to print the same documents faster for some reason.
Perhaps my 5 year old HP printer lacks the well written OSX drivers?
John

Personally, I think you should consider your self lucky that a five year old HP printer works at all under 10.4! But you might have better luck using one of the cups drivers. Check on the 10.4 Printers forum for more info on this.

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Hello @robjpell , welcome to the forums
Unfortunately there are no drivers available for the Officejet 4635 on Mac OS X 10.5. You can try connecting a USB to see if it will work however, there is not a downloadable driver available.
Here is also the link to the drivers page for your reference: HP Officejet 4635 e-All-in-One Printer Drivers
I hope that clarifies your concern!
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LR5 version 5.3 abends when selecting media type in the print module; on Mac OSX 10.9.1. Why?

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I contacted Epson and the following steps resolved the problem.
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Are there compatibility issues with Mac OSX Leopard V. 10.5 and Word 2004 11.6.3 when installed on a PowerMac G5? I understand the Leopard upgrade is okay on the later Intel Mac, but what about my G5 PowerPC Mac?

I do not use Microsoft Excel much but when i do use it it works fine on my G5. my powerbook has excel to but sometimes freezes on the powerbook. but not the G5 so give it a try you can always uninstall it if it does not work good
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Hello NgnRoom,
Welcome to the HP Forums.
I see that you are having an issue with not being able to fax.
As you stated , this could be caused by a Mac update.
I suggest that we do an uninstall of the software and drivers and then while the unit is uninstalled, we then reset the printing system. Here is a link on How to reset the printing system. Once the reset is complete, I also suggest we Repair disk permissions.
The next step would be to reinstall the printer on to the Mac. Here is the link for the HP Print Drivers v3.0 for OS X.
If the troubleshooting does not help resolve your issue, I would then suggest calling HP's Technical Support to see about further options for you. If you are calling within North America, the number is 1-800-474-6836 and for all other regions, click here: click here.
Thanks for your time.
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Lightroom 3.6 printing issues on Mac computers

Hi all,
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HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 Plus - "Scan to Computer" issue on Mac OSX 10.8 or 10.9

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I have started experiencing the notorious "scan to computer not working" issue on my 1-month OfficeJet Pro 8600 Plus, after having used the feature a number of times flawlessly.
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I am linking you to an HP Support document titled “Uninstalling the Printer Software” below. I am also providing you the link to the HP software for your printer titled “HP Officejet Pro Full Feature Software and Driver - Mac OS X 10.6, OS X 10.7, OS X 10.8” below as well.
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I've done some extensive searching on my issue, and haven't been able to find a solid solution. I was hoping that if I shared my specific problem, it might shed some light on what is going on. My OS is current: 10.8.2 with plenty of HD space (over 250 GB) and 4 GB ram.
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