Printing & HP 4500

Hi,
I have a macbook pro running 10.7.3 with an HP Officejet 4500 attached via USB cable. Problem is that the printer does not always print when I want it to. It may stay "connected" for days, other times for a few seconds only. When it "stops" printing I can still see the job in the print queue and it says it is sending data to the printer. I have tried deleting and reinstalling on numerous occasions but still the issue persists. I now need to print a number of documents and it's driving me CRAZY. Is there anybody out there with any suggestions as to what I can do to rectify this. All answers will be gratefully read.

Several suggestions:

1. Go to the HP web site and obtain the latest drivers they have posted for OS X Lion. (by the way, you should update to 10.7.4)

2. Try another USB cable or switch ports on your MBP. Do not use a USB Hub.

If the above suggestions don't help, your printer might be having intermittent problems if it's going on and off line.

chscag said:

Several suggestions:

1. Go to the HP web site and obtain the latest drivers they have posted for OS X Lion. (by the way, you should update to 10.7.4)

2. Try another USB cable or switch ports on your MBP. Do not use a USB Hub.

If the above suggestions don't help, your printer might be having intermittent problems if it's going on and off line.

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Many thanks for your suggestions, I've disconnected the printer from the hub and (eventually) downloaded the software update. I'll let you know if it works longtime.