Re-setting up a 3050A

I have a Deskjet 3050A and it has been wiring fine wirelessly for the past year. last month I updated my OS to Mavericks 10.9.5 and it still worked fine. I have just had a new router fitted by my supplier and now I can't get my printer connected. I put the Deskjet setup disk in, But it tells me that it is not compatible with my OS version. How can I get round this?
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Hello there! Welcome to the forums @Bynki ,
I read about the issues you're facing with installing your Deskjet 3050A to your Mac on your network and I wanted to share some of my own suggestions that might help!
In order, try these steps:
Mac OS X: How to reset the printing system
Repair disk permissions
Restart the Mac
Follow these instructions on OS X v10.9 Mavericks: Installing and Using the Printer on a Mac
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