Printer Prasing error.

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signalnorth

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I’m hoping someone might be able to help as I’m going out of my mind with this! My HP printer F4280 recently started flashing on its right light (Black cartridge) HP site offers various solutions . I tried them all including a complete reinstall of the software. No luck.

Far from solving it I now get a Parsing error ‘ Parsing error in file c:\ program files\hp\digital imaging\bin\hpqscpoc\1033.xml’ When attempting to print and on booting up

I can scan but only via scanners on control. If I try to do it via the all in one software (i.e press ‘scan’ button on the printer) I get the Parsing error message too.

Surfing the net it seems this might be a registry error. Sadly I can’t afford registry fix software so I’m a bit stuck as for a solution this way.

And of course getting back to the original problem – Why the flashing light and why can’t I print? (The new cartridge has worked originally on installation)

I do hope someone might be able to help!
 
Although you re-installed most likely the registry entries stayed, uninstall again then run regedit and delete all HP entries under "software". Also before doing this uninstall the drivers manually by going into "Device Manager"
 
TFT said:
Although you re-installed most likely the registry entries stayed, uninstall again then run regedit and delete all HP entries under "software". Also before doing this uninstall the drivers manually by going into "Device Manager"
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Thanks for replying! So lets get this order right:-

1. Go into device manager and uninstall the drivers?
2. uninstall software
3. run regedit and delete all hp entries under 'software'
4. re-install software.

?
 
That would be the order I would do it in, unfortunately hp registry entries could be scattered anywhere and one or more could be corrupt and left behind on an uninstall.
You could search within the registry for any hp entries and decide yourself from the description whether it is associated with your printer before deleting it.
No guarantee this will work but a good, clean install would be worth the hassle :)

EDIT: do a reboot after uninstalling everything to allow full deletion.
 
As long as you haven't got an HP computer and nothing else but an HP printer you should be able to delete all entries. Make a full backup of your registry before going ahead
 
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