Accessing iMac shared printer from Vista

I have a Canon MP470 connected to my leopard iMac and it works fine from the iMac. I have set it to Share.
On my Vista laptop I can see it and add it as the default printer. But nothing actually prints. When I open the status of the printer in Vista I see Access Denied, unable to connect.
I have installed Bonjour - but to be honest not really sure what that is or whether I needed to configure it or not...
Any ideas...
Eric

after installing bonjour... there should be an add printer option in the Bonjour folder off the Start > All Programs menu.
if you installed it using add printer under Printers and Faxes... it likely won't work right. Bonjour is a app that allows for easy networking of computers, drives, and other shared devices... including apps like iChat and iTunes sharing. It's pretty swanky and works really well in my experience compared to other windows protocols.

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