Belkin USB Switch Problem

G'day
I have Mac OSX (10.4.6) operating on an iMac with a 2 plug Belkin USB switch that connects to a HP PSC 2210 printer and a Dell running XP. The iMac shows the Belkin switch icon in green and will print with the Dell showing the Belkin switch icon in red - but when I make the switch and the Dell icon goes green and the iMac icon goes red there seems to be no way to make the switch back from red to green on the iMac. When I manually swap the USB cables the Belkin icons immediately swap colours and I can make the switch by clicking on the icon on the Dell - but not on the iMac. Having to manually unplug each time is a pain!
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Is that powered or unpowered?
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Dear Belkin Customer,
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I regret to tell you that we do not have any available drivers for the Latest MAC Operating System 10.7.1. Since, the Belkin product F5L009 has become an Obsolete product. We once again regret for your inconvenience.
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