Waiting for printer to become available

[Silver08]

I'm this close to dumping this printer and getting a new brand. I've gone through lists of what to do about this problem and followed every instruction to no avail. 

My printer was working just fine until I installed HP software that allowed my scanner to work (I hadn't scanned anything in a very long time and had gotten a new laptop since then). The scanner worked fine and I was happy the machine was in working order.

Then I tried to print something again and I've been getting a message saying "Printing -- waiting for printer to become available," no matter what I've tried. I've unplugged and unplugged, reset the printing system, bought a new connecting cord, some nonsense with Disk Utility . . . Is there a solution easier than switching to a better printer?

[Kumar0307]

@Silver08, Welcome to the HP Support Community!

• Make sure the USB cable is directly connected between the MAC and the printer.
• The use of a USB hub is not recommended.
• Do you have an Anti-virus/firewall installed on the MAC?
• Check if the printer is getting recognized by your MAC:

1. From the Apple menu, choose About This Mac.
2. Click System Report.
3. Under the Hardware heading on the left side of the System Information window, click USB.

USB 3 devices appear under USB 3.0 Bus, and USB 2 devices appear under USB 2.0 Bus. 

Check for any software updates on MAC

Click the Apple icon > About This Mac > Software Update and install any available update.

Repair the Disk Permissions:

• Close all applications.
• On the Apple menu bar, click Go, click Applications, and then click Utilities.
• Double-click Disk Utility.
• Highlight your hard drive/partition on the left.
• Click Verify and then Repair Disk Permissions.

Install the printer driver from here using the HP Easy Start app.

Try printing.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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