Can't print & can't see USB flash drives plugged in from Windows partition

My uncle has installed Windows XP professional through Bootcamp on his new MacBook w/ Snow Leopard. He gets to it through Parallels. Everything works perfectly, except he can't print to the same printer that the Mac prints to, and also, when in Windows, the os won't recognize USB flash drives that are plugged into the MacBook either. He has the latest Windows printer drivers installed for the printer he is trying to print to and still won't work. He needs both of these up and running immediately. I convinced him to get a Mac. Apple fam...HELP!!!
Thanks.
Smartmediaman

Hi,
since Parallels is not an Apple product it would be ebtter to ask such questions in the Parallels support forum.
Nonetheless:
using USB devices: http://kb.parallels.com/en/5161
using Printers: http://kb.parallels.com/en/4990
Regards
Stefan

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