Can Not Add a Printer/Printer Setup Utility Not Working

Hi!
When I go to my System Preferences, Printing, Set Up Printers..., nothing happens. I thought this was how you added a printer, but no dialog box is opening. Any ideas about what I am doing wrong or how to fix this problem?
Thanks.

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all the feedback on my printer problem.
Here's what I know: Yes, the printer is plugged into the electrical outlet and the computer itself. The printer is an EPSON Stylus Photo R280 and EPSON claims it will operate on a Mac running 10.3.9 (which is what I have). Installation was going according to their instructions, including installing the drivers, and when I got to the part where it said to connect the USB cable, I did and apparently the computer recognized it as the installation then continued to the next step. The next step was a screen that said "Open the Printer List" and that's where I ran into trouble, as no printer list opened, no matter how many times I clicked on the button.
Taking Ali B's advice, I checked HD>Applicaitons>Utilities to find my Printer Setup Utility, and lo and behold, it's not there! I have no idea what happened to it, but I'm guessing this may be the cause of my problem(?). So how do I get it back? Reinstall all my original OS software?
Thanks again for all the help.

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