Urgent!! Help! HP Drivers Slowing my mac down! I now see powerpc apps....

Help!
I was installing my hp photosmart printer on my mac with the driver from hp.com and now I have like 4 or 5 ppc applications running in the background... I see them in activity monitor... how in the world do I revert my computer back like it was before I installed these screwed up "drivers"
Please Help! ASAP

Hi, I would certainly TRASH/Delete (try APPDELETE) all those drivers & anything you d/loaded to do with the printer.
RP's and run OnyX to clean up.
Double check when you d/load in future that you are getting the Intel drivers...L

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