Regionalization Reset - Photosmart B110

Recently moved to Europe from the Middle East, with my HP Photosmart e-Wireless All-in-One B110b. Old cartridges (HP178) ran out, but when I put the European equivalents in (HP364) I got an "Incompatible Ink" message.
Contacted HP Online Chat to request a "Regionalization Reset". First, they insisted that I print a "10-tap test" with the old cartridges (impossible given they were empty). Then, they emailed me to say that Region Reset wasn't possible on the B110.
Wrong! When I spoke to HP UK - where I bought the cartridges, even though I live in France - by phone (0844 369 0369) they said that, provided I still had the old cartridges (even if they wouldn't print) they could get the information required from the printer support menu.
With their guidance, entered the support menu using the following sequence on the printer homescreen (Top Left-Top Right-Top Left-Top Left). Then provided the following info from various menus: printer serial number, page count, ink cartridge serial nos (black, cyan, yellow, magenta), gather/scramble scheme. They then gave me some codes to enter into a special menu. Success!
Many thanks to Bob Headrick (on this forum) and to Peter in Newcastle (HP Support UK) for all their help.
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I am glad your issue was resolved .
For others with this issue you will need to Contact HP to request a "Regionalization Reset". I suggest a phone call rather than using the chat function. There should not be any charge for this, it is covered as part of the cartridge warranty. You will need to have access to your computer and printer while on the line with HP. You will also need to have a set of cartridges for the new region, once the reset is complete cartridges from the original region will no longer work. HP's web page on the subject is here.
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