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Posted on Apr 20, 2008

Ink system has failed message

My HP Photosmart C5180 all-in-one printer won't print. Instead I get a error on the printer display that says Ink system has failed. Unable to print.

I have chatted with HP and they said it seems to be my computers problem and nothing with the printer. Then he offered me a deal to buy a new printer of the same model!

I have followed all of the troubleshooting information regarding this problem on the HP solutions site, but I keep getting this error. Does anyone know about this error?

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