dawnanita,
I think I can guess the reason. Once I installed IE version 7 or 8, and then my HP 2608 all-in-one printer stops working, even its driver CD could not make it reworking. If you are using WinXP SP2, then IE6 may be enough for browsing. Roll back to IE6 and see whether HP director is working or not (re-installation may be needed).