Problem with HP Color LaserJet 2840

Hey guys, first post here woot woot haha
Now to business
I have a macbook with osx 10.4.11, and an HP Color LaserJet 2840. I can't get it to print through USB.
This guy on the HP forum had the exact same problem
http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?admit=10 9447627126316290000128353475&threadId=1198993
The thing is, I can't call Apple like the guy on the HP forum did. I need your help to solve my problem!!
Thanks a lot, and take care!!! ---Arthur

Hi Arthur, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Sometimes you need to habd uninstall hp drivers, but Might try these two...
Mac OS X: About the Reset Printing System feature ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341?viewlocale=en_US
Might try Printer Setup Repair 5.1...
http://www.fixamac.net/software/index.html
Do this before & after any install...
Safe Boot. One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions.
Reboot.
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.

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