Airport Extreme won't print from Vista PC

I have 3 Macs and a Windows XP machine. They all print wirelessly via Airport Express. I can't get my Vista machine to print at all.(It has internet access.) When I open the control panel/printer, it shows the printer as "Ready".
When I hit "Print" on a word doc a dialogue box shows the status of the printer as "Idle", the same as on the XP Machine. However nothing happens, and the Status shows as "Error - printing". I can print when the printer is connected via USB.
Apple tech support had no suggestions - other than to check these forums!

It's probably just an incompatibility. With four computers, I would recommend that your next printer purchase be one that is network-compatible via Ethernet.

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