Error -34 when trying to print

With OS 9.9.2 all of a sudden I can't print to my HP 4550 printer. I get a -43 or -34 error. This has been working for years and nothing has changed that I can see would make any difference. It works fine with another IP Printer, but not with this one. It doesn't make sense.


Have checked everything that I have seen in the community. Spent hour researching and nothing comes up with these errors.


Have my accounting system still on this machine, because there is no other affordable alternative and the one I have meets our needs.


Any thoughts. Out of time and not much hair left

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 9, 2025 11:07 AM

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Posted on Sep 9, 2025 11:52 AM

This was a gift. Discovered that the battery is dead. Always run it off the power cord. However when it is unplugged the date goes back to 1909. Fix the date in date and time or use the auto date and time server setting.

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