Photosmart C4480 won't scan to iMac with OS 10.6.4

[DonC]

Have upgraded (by force) from an eMac (OS10.3.9) to an iMac (OS 10.6.4). My Photosmart C4480 prints OK, but won't scan -  "scanner could not be initialized". The software "automatically" updated once; I deleted it and re-installed from the original disk, but this didn't help.

[PrintDoc · Accepted solution]

If you are using Snow Leopard or Lion and have HP software for pre-Snow Leopard (either from a CD not marked as compatible with 10.6 or you recently upgraded to Snow Leopard and had the HP software on your Mac before you upgraded - even if you did a standard uninstall of the old software or installed new software over the top of it) you must uninstall the software using the 'scrubber' option:

Go to Applications/Hewlett Packard/ click on HP Uninstaller
Click on Continue
Highlight your device on the left pane
Hold the Ctrl, Opt and Cmd keys and click on Uninstall <<<< Scrubber Option
There will be a pop up that asks if you are sure you want to uninstall ALL hp software. (At this point, if you continue, any HP printers you have installed will need to be reinstalled)
Click Continue and let it finish

Restart your Mac

Now reset the printing system:

- Sys Prefs, Print & Fax
- Right (control) click in the rectangle listing your printers and select Reset Printing System.
WARNING - this will delete ALL of your printers!
- Select the plus sign to re-add it. Look for the printer, select it and wait until the "Add" button becomes available. Click it.

[DonC]

thanx!

[Ringrover]

yes but i want the neat useful features that the hp printer did before. when will hp fix and do an update?