Apple HP Printer Drivers - 2.3

I, too, had the last minute hang and not go anywhere, but I left it alone for several minutes while tending to my grandaughter, and found that it had finished in the interim. However - even though my printer/copier/scanner was listed, it still does not copy or scan. So for me, I will continue to use my Canon scanner. Very sloppy quality control testing, if any was done at all. HP has consistently let me down. Not sure I will purchase another product from them.

This exact scenario happened with my attempt at installing. I have four friends, one of whom used to work at an Apple Store--same issue. This is obviously not an isolated event as even a previous commenter added weight to this.

I got a PACE kext repeating dialog and a runaway process with fans a blazing. I not only had to force-quit the installer, but had to reboot as well to get rid of a continuing repeating loop of pop-up errors about an badly installed kext.

I gave it one more shot and rebooted into safe mode, logged into a freshly created admin account--same deal. Had to force-quit the installer--which didn't end the repetetive pop-ups.

Obviously this is a problematic update that needs fixing.

It still frankly amazes me, and don't get me wrong, I still drink the Apple Kool-Aid, but I've been amazed how easily the Windows updates go in general, considering they are on a huge installed base of "machines of mystery" of an infinite variety of configurations not owned by Microsoft.

Apple owns, develops and maintains it's own installer base that includes a much smaller number of KNOWN machines (machines of no mystery)--and yet we are so often plagued with bad install issues like this. You'd think this would be the opposite experience in "mac world."

Owning a Mac is about simplicity in your computing life, not having to be a "smart Mac person" who knows for example, not to use the automated "Software Update" but rather to download a huge combo-update, boot into safe mode, repair permissions, install, re-repair permissions etc.

You can do much much better than this Steve Jobs. Take your eyes off your bottom line and live up to what Bill Gates said about you when he said you were "doing good things..." There's nothing wrong with "doing good things" after you've sold someone something too. We're moving into a more and more re-purposed world that tries to keep technology out of the landfill just a little longer.

I feel for the Commenter just before mine I have an HP 2600n . The Windows 7 drivers for this unit have been out since Sept 22/09. But not for Mac. Here we are 6 weeks later and finally it is out and my unit is working with 10.6. My 2600n color laser is less than 5 yrs old and has 4000 copies on it I was not looking forward to junking it . I do not think Apple was going to allow Windows to have support and they not. It might be worthwhile checking if that 4400 HP printer is Windows supported.
Apple and HP did promise me that a driver would be forthcoming . I am very grateful of - course .
By the way I discovered in my investigations about this unit's driver that it was written be a company in California not Apple or HP. From my understanding that company went belly up. That was why I was so concerned, but here we are and my unit is working.
So I would say to my friend keep after Apple/HP until you get some answers.
Good luck

By the way I did have to run the Apple Updater rather than the version from Version Tracker. They should be identical but one never knows for sure.

Also Thank you Apple for the resolution to my issue.

The new set of drivers (which are pushed by Apple's Software Update package to Snow Leopard systems) fails to register correctly.

The installer hangs and generates an error message:

System extension cannot be used

The system extension "/System/Library/Extensions/hpPlugInInit.kext" was installed improperly and cannot be used. Please try reinstalling it, or contact the product's vendor for an update.

According to Apple support, this is a problem with the HP driver installation routine and not a Snow Leopard problem. They refer the caller to HP support.

Things that DO NOT work to correct the problem: downloading the drivers directly from Apple site, booting from the Snow Leopard installation disk, fixing disk permissions, repairing the main disk, deleting and reloading the drivers.

I have been unable to contact HP support about the problem; the HP website has no means for submitting a trouble report with driver installation.

I always fear the HP Printer Driver updates.

I've got a Color LaserJet 3600 which was touted as 'Mac Compatible' and yet isn't fully.

The driver on my Leopard system works sometimes. It will print fine, and then stop working and then work again and then disappear and need to be reinstalled and then maybe work for a while before it screws up yet again.

I have a scanjet 4670 scanner that doesn't work with Leopard either. Damn nice scanner and yet because HP won''t either release a Leopard driver or release the driver code so someone can do a driver, I can't use it. And dammit, there are only HP scanners locally for purchase.

How much longer will they work with Leopard? Will they stop working with the next version (10.6)? Will they stop working with the next point upgrade of Leopard?

I have no faith in HP products, and I sell them! Heck, the scanjet 4670 won't work with Vista either!

These damn bastard companies that push product by denying drivers sure do blow...

Someone should sue them to free the driver code...

I fear the updates. I fear HP drivers on the PC too. What happened to HP?