El Capitan and printer

What shows in System Preferences/Printers & Scanners when you click on the little "+" below the left set of boxes? If the printer is powered on and connected by USB, it should show up in a little bit and the drivers automatically are installed. So what's happening when you go there? I have noted that it takes a bit of time (a few minutes) for some printers to appear in that list.

I don't really understand your question, but OS X tends to download the printer drivers it needs when it needs them. That can take extra time.

S.SubZero said:

I don't really understand your question, but OS X tends to download the printer drivers it needs when it needs them. That can take extra time.

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I'll delete the printer and try again and wait for the printer drivers. However, when I go to the HP forum where drivers and programs are, there does not seem to be anything for my printer with the El Capitan O/S.

I was responding to this thread:

http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-apps-and-games/332129-time-machine-issue.html?highlight=#post1701447

Not sure why it created a new thread. Is the board acting up again? All I did was post a quick reply to fireman0174's post.

MacInWin said:

I was responding to this thread:

http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-apps-and-games/332129-time-machine-issue.html?highlight=#post1701447

Not sure why it created a new thread. Is the board acting up again? All I did was post a quick reply to fireman0174's post.

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My mistake for starting a new thread.

Not sure why it created a new thread. Is the board acting up again? All I did was post a quick reply to fireman0174's post.

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The OP started a new thread on the same subject. It was combined with his original post which should have moved your reply along with it. A glitch in the software left your reply and started a new thread instead of moving it. Let's just close this one.