A funny thing happened on my Mac today: I noticed printer driver updates available in Apple's Software Update system. What's funny about that? Well, it's the first time I've seen Apple make printer driver updates available via Software Update.
Snow Leopard was supposed to bring third-party updating capabilities to the Mac, starting with printer drivers. Apple said printer driver updates would be available via Software Update the day Snow Leopard was released, but while there have been printer updates, I've never seen them show up in Software Update.
Today, I saw HP Printer Driver Update version 2.3 in Software Update. After a little snooping around, I'm pleased to tell you that the following printer driver updates should be available:
- Brother Printer Drivers version 2.2
- Canon Printer Drivers version 2.2
- HP Printer Drivers version 2.3
- Lexmark Printer Drivers version 2.1
All of the driver updates are for OS X 10.6.x. This should go a long way toward correcting the printing problems many Snow Leopard users have been experiencing.
You can get the printer driver updates via Apple's Software Update service (Apple menu, Software Update), or you can download the drivers directly from the Apple web site.
If you're still having printer issues after installing the appropriate updates, stop by and let us know.
Any word on Xerox drivers?
Running mac os 10.6.2 with a wireless HP Photosmart Plus. The Apple software update of HP Printer Drivers 2.3 says it installs successfully, but after a reboot of the computer, the software update continues to say that HP Printer Drivers 2.3 needs be installed. Apple had no explanation for this behavior. Anyone else?
Yes, same problem! Has anyone seen this and figured it out?
I’m having the same problem
I have the same problem. Simply does not update to version 2.3, but acts like it did.