Phantom print jobs, HP P1505

[gherrick]

Running a Mac, OS X.5.8. "Phantom print jobs" means that when I have the HP P1505 set up as best I can [it was previously working just fine; can't suggest what has changed], and I direct a print job to it, connected with USB; the job instantly shows as "complete" in the printer's window [name?], despite the fact that the printer has done nothing, and will do nothing. Restarting the printer or the Mac has no effect.

I've removed the printer from the printer list [Sys Prefs Print & Fax control panel]. Downloaded, from HP, "driver ljP1000P1500-OSX-fulsol-v1.0.6.dmg" and re-installed the driver, but can't find the PrinterDescriptionDocument [PDD] for it when I try to add the P1505 to my printer list.

Suggestions?

[MichaelTech]

You may not be getting all the files. Turn off your windows firewall, and your anitvirus when at the HP site. Then run the install from there.

[gherrick]

You may not be getting all the files. Turn off your windows firewall, and your anitvirus when at the HP site. Then run the install from there.

I don't have a 'windows firewall,' running a Mac, and am not aware of any firewall. My antivirus software [VirusBarrier, Intego] is currently inactivated, because it's been causing ugly crashes. I use FireFox [with the add-on No Script, which blocks alot of stuff] at the HP site to download the disk image I cited; are you suggesting that the installer packaged in it is incomplete?

Why do you think the print jobs are "phantoms" that show being complete but are not?