Then look into your menues whether there are still entries for the HPLIP tools (hp-toolbox, hp-sendfax, ...). If so, please tell here and remove the entries with the menu editor (System -> Preferences -> Main Menu). Then install the hplip package again
sudo dpkg -i hplip_1.7.3-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
or double-click your downloaded file. Then open the menu editor again and activate the hidden menu entries of HPLIP: HP Toolbox in System -> Preferences and the two HP fax tools in Applications -> Office.
Can you do the following:
sudo dpkg -r --force-depends hplip
Then look into your menues whether there are still entries for the HPLIP tools (hp-toolbox, hp-sendfax, ...). If so, please tell here and remove the entries with the menu editor (System -> Preferences -> Main Menu). Then install the hplip package again
sudo dpkg -i hplip_1. 7.3-0ubuntu1_ i386.deb
or double-click your downloaded file. Then open the menu editor again and activate the hidden menu entries of HPLIP: HP Toolbox in System -> Preferences and the two HP fax tools in Applications -> Office.