TS3147 Mac OS keeps asking to install printer software

Every few days I get a message box on my desktop asking me "Would you like to download and install software for 'HP Deskjet 6800'?" I usually click ok, and then a few minutes later it says that it can't find the software or something like that. In the meantime the printer (which is an HP Deskjet 6800) seems to work ok. But this repeated message is annoying. I'm completely up to date on all Apple software updates. Does anyone know how to stop this message?

This is what ended up happening:
I deleted the printer from the Print & Scan panel with the intent of reinstalling it. My Mac detected the printer and said something like "Drivers are available from Apple. Click here to install." Clicking there gave me a similar message to the above that they were not available.
I went to Brother's website and downloaded the appropriate CUPS drivers from there. Everything went as expected and I was able to reinstall the printer in Print & Scan.
Later on, the OS X 10.8.2 "Supplimental Update" was released, and when I went to Software Update, I also got a note that Brother Software 9.2 was available. So I updated that as well.
That was about six hours ago. So far, I haven't gotten any printer-related dialog boxes, so I think my problem may be solved.

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