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‎10-23-2020 02:47 PM

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Product: Officejet 4655
Operating System: macOS 10.14 Mojave

My computer will no longer connect to the printer. I restarted the printer, and when I hit 'print' on my mac, it says under system preferences that the printer is 'in use,' but the printer icon pops up and says, "the printer is not connected."

 

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‎10-24-2020 01:46 PM

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The solution is to download (and install) this package which will update drivers AND THE CERTIFICATE:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software12/HP_Quick_Start/osx/Installations/Essentials/hp-printer-essen...

 

Easy Admin did nothing. Easy Startup did nothing. 5.1 drivers did nothing. This worked for me!

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‎10-24-2020 07:08 PM

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I have noticed that you post this link on every question about the printer an iMac not working. It does not solve the problem! Any more ideas?

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‎10-24-2020 07:10 PM

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Can you verify you downloaded the exact link I provided, and then ran/installed it?

 

Did you uninstall your device using System Preferences/Printers & Scanners? 

 

Please verify you did these things, in this order.

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‎10-24-2020 07:16 PM

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By the time I found this forum, the printer was already uninstalled. I cannot reinstall it. Keeps saying it cannot find the device even though they are both on the same network. The package did install successfully.

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‎10-24-2020 07:18 PM

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Does it show up in Printers & Scanners or no?

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‎10-25-2020 09:37 AM

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No it does not show up.

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‎10-25-2020 11:10 AM

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What happens when you click the "Plus" in "Printers & Scanners" to add a device?

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‎10-25-2020 01:08 PM

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Nothing. No device shows up

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‎10-25-2020 01:14 PM

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Can you enter it in the IP address tab at the top and see if it finds it? If you need help finding the IP address of the printer, let me know.

 

Also, did you already try "Easy Start"?

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