Can't install / find printers.

Can’t install / find printers.
Mac newbie here. At home, my printer is on a network and my iMac finds it. Now i have a new iMac at work and I can’t find / install any printers from the network.
in the printer utility no default printers are listed.
I select More Printers, change my workgroup to my company group, and a list of users appear.
I select a user that has a printer i want access to and select the printer to which is listed to that user. I send a print job and nothing happens.
My old PC has a laserJet attached and I can’t even see that. They are shared as other users are able to use all the printers.
I would think this is due to either Windows environment, or the fact i’m network printing; however it works fine at home.
Any thoughts? They are all HP printers of various styles.
Thanks!!!
Rich
Intel iMac Mac OS X (10.4.6) HP Printers shared on a network

I still can't see the printer on my old PC and printing to any other printer still generates no output, and the pending job of "Remote Downlevel Document" is in the queue.
I have a G5 iMac at home and have no problem finding a printer, over the network, to the PC. Although that is a Brother printer/fax/copier and I don't have any other brand printer to try in the office.
Is this an HP issue?
Very appreciative of your continued help.

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