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User profile for user: hazelmurray2006
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What is this "Legacy developer: hp" asking to change my extensions?

I have the new operating system "Sonoma 14.2.1" on my 2020 Macmini. I keep getting a pop up asking for my computer's password so it can change something in my Apple settings, I think extensions. This is what is asking: Legacy developer: hp. This is similar to the previous question about the same popup occurring upon the questioner's computer's startup. They didn't give the details about their OS. I'm not sure when it occurs, since I leave my computer on most of the time & restart only to change the OS, when requested.

Mac mini, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jan 7, 2024 7:20 AM

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User profile for user: rexarus
rexarus
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Posted on Feb 6, 2024 1:23 PM

I am having the same problem, several of these "Legacy developer: hp" attempting to load at startup, and being rejected as not authorized. I am wondering if it could be from HP Printer drivers that are no longer in use? They would get into the list of .kext extensions from a Time Machine backup being loaded to transfer to an new machine. Because the messages are all generic and listed several times, it is impossible to know what the extensions are attached to. However, in my case I did have an HP printer a long time ago attached to a previous machine. And this machine was built from a Time Machine backup of that old machine. If such is the case, I'm thinking to go into the Extensions folder and delete all of the .kext extensions associated with HP printers, and see if that corrects the issue. Any thoughts? My only reservation is that HP doesn't stand for Hewlett Packard, and it is something completely different.

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rexarus
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Feb 6, 2024 1:23 PM in response to hazelmurray2006

I am having the same problem, several of these "Legacy developer: hp" attempting to load at startup, and being rejected as not authorized. I am wondering if it could be from HP Printer drivers that are no longer in use? They would get into the list of .kext extensions from a Time Machine backup being loaded to transfer to an new machine. Because the messages are all generic and listed several times, it is impossible to know what the extensions are attached to. However, in my case I did have an HP printer a long time ago attached to a previous machine. And this machine was built from a Time Machine backup of that old machine. If such is the case, I'm thinking to go into the Extensions folder and delete all of the .kext extensions associated with HP printers, and see if that corrects the issue. Any thoughts? My only reservation is that HP doesn't stand for Hewlett Packard, and it is something completely different.

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