10.5.4: Can't add printers in system preferences

I have an HP Officejet 7210 connected to my wireless router via ethernet. When I was using Tiger, I never had a problem adding printers or printing to them. When I upgraded to Leopard, I had no printers on the printer list, so I tried to add my Officejet in the printers section of System Preferences. I clicked on the printer in the avaliable printers list. The computer proceeds to "Search for new drivers" but it never finds one. In fact, the spinning grey wheel thing (not the beachball cursor) next to the words "Searching for new drivers" is flickering while its spinning. Eventually it stops spinning and just flickers.
When I try to add the printer via IP, I put in the ethernet address, at it the computer wants to use the Generic PostScript Printer Driver. I looked in the list of pre-installed drivers, and the Officejet 7200 isn't even on the list, even though the HP website says the driver is pre-installed on Leopard.
Has anyone had similar problems? I think I'm going to have to call Apple tech support.

Nevermind. Reinstalled Leopard. Must have not installed Printing setup utilities properly upon first install.

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