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On Sat, 12 Mar 2005, B wrote:
> Arrrugh!  I'm in WV trying to help my mother (who recently broke her hip)
> install her hp psc 750xi printer/scanner/copier on her Mac Power PC G4, 
> recently updated to OS 10.0.4.

Uhhh..10.0.4... that's like 4 years old. we're on 10.3.8. The drivers 
probably take advantage of things from at least 10.2. Maybe you should 
think about really updating.

> I think it will be a cold day in Hades before I purchase a Mac for my very
> own.

Maybe you shouldn't...

> I downloaded and expanded a driver, per suggestion at the hp site (v6.3.1),
> but can't get it to do anything happily beyond show up on the "Dock" 
> (granted, a better name than "Start bar"). The Mac told me there was 
> something wrong with the drive (?) that's the downloaded file, so I ran 
> the Disk Utility on it then verified it, and it says it's copacetic. 
> Now, though, when I click on its icon in the Dock, nothing happens.

Uhhhh... 6.3.6 is the latest driver and it says "Mac OS X 10.1.x, 10.2.4 
and higher"... I found no driver listed for 10.0.4 Hmmmm.... Maybe there 
in lies your problem..

> Help!!!!   ~B

Scott H. Zekanis
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