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Getting Help When Things Go Wrong
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The printer is really slow. Your computer may have less 
than the minimum system 
requirements.
1 Check the amount of RAM and processor 
speed in your computer. See “System 
Requirements” on page  57.
2 Free up some space on your hard drive. 
Having less than 100MB of free space on 
your computer’s hard drive can mean 
longer processing times.
Too many software programs 
may be running at the same 
time.
Close all unnessary software programs.
You may be using outdated 
printer software.
Check the printer driver you are using. Be sure 
to check the HP web site at http://
www.hp.com/support/home_products for 
the most recent software updates.
You may be printing a 
complex document 
containing graphics or 
photographs.
Be patient. Large, complex documents 
containing graphics or photographs print 
slower than text-only documents.
Why won’t it print? continued
What is the problem? Possible cause To solve the problem…