Setting up my printer with my Mac?

Q: I have a Mac, and I'm trying to hook up my printer to it. I have the USB cord, and connected it, but when I install the HP Photosmart CD that came with the printer, the setup assistant asks me to select a printer, yet there is none there to select. I'm at a loss for what I need to do, so suggestions are VERY helpful. I went to System Preferences>Printer & Fax and it is showing up. Which furthers my question why isn't it showing up during my HP Setup? Further more, an error ALWAYS pops up right at the end of my installation and it says "Mac OSX HIO Trap Monitor has failed" or something like that. I don't know what that is, much less how to fix it. Also I was going to add, if my Mac recognizes my printer, why doesn't it print anything? I tried printing a picture of flowers and the page only came out blank.

A: Check the HP site to see if they have any updates. Have you tried plugging in the printer and then going to the system prefs/printer & fax, and proceed to add a printer, if you are lucky the printer may already be visible in the USB port. IF you still have problems then you can contact HP via email and describe the problem, they usually come back with good suggestions. OK, see your latest comment. Others may know what these error messages mean, but I do not. It really looks like you should contact HP. Make a note of exactly what you do when trying to install and also a note of any error messages. Contact via www.hp.com look for your country and then go to the support centre. Best of luck.

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