Airport Express + Mobile broadband + printer = no play.

Hello all.
I have a mobile broadband dongle which is my only way of connecting to the internet. The dongle connects to my MBP via USB. No issues.
I set up my Airport Express without Internet connection as I want it to be a local network only and have my printer connected to it. That's fine as well.
Problem is that the airport Express takes precedence over the USB mobile modem so when having both active the MBP is trying to connect to the internet via the airport express despite it being set to not connect to the internet.
Is there a workaround or shall I just give up? I really do need to have the printer on the express as I'm not the only one using it.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Have your tried changing the network connector order in System Preferences to place the USB Broadband connection above the AirPort connector in the list?
ref: System Preferences > Network. The network connectors are listed in the left window pane. You can change the order of these connectors by clicking on the gear icon at the bottom of this window.

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I got in touch with HP through their website. They sent me an email with step-by-step instructions. Here they are. Problem solved!
From HP:
Cause for the issue:
This issue may occur due to device or network conflicts.
Resolution:
Before we proceed with troubleshooting this issue, please confirm if the latest printer software (Mac os x 10.6 compatible) is installed on your Mac and the Mac is able to communicate wireless with the router.
If yes then continue with the following steps,
Step 1: Reset the Print System
1. Click on Apple icon
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5. Press the Ctrl key + click on Your printer icon
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Step 2: Repair Disk Permissions
1. On your Mac, click on Go menu from the finder menu bar at the top
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6. Once the Verify Disk Permission is complete, restart the mac.
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1. Click on Apple icon
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