Can't print from Windows laptop to HP printer on extreme base station

I have an IMAC Power PC as a Home computer. I use a an airport extreme as my wireless router. I have an HP Deskjet1220 C connected via USB to the Base station. I can print from the IMAC but can't from my windows based laptop. I have downloaded bonjour but I cant see the printer there. I also called Apple support and they sent me 2 files. I dont have the airport software on the Windows machine its on the IMAC. The instructions showed me how to add by Start-printerfaxes, add printer, local printer, deselect auto detect, create new port, std tcp/ip, then put in 10.0.1.1.
Thats where it ALL STOPS the port is in use? Apple cant help me cause its windows machine, Microsoft is the same? Help??

You may find the following iFelix article helpful.
The following Apple articles should prove helpful as well:
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107998
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107418

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