Can't Print to printer attached to Windows XP Computer

Be kind, since I'm new to Mac computing. I have a Canon Pixma iP5000 printer connected to a Windows XP computer via USB. I am wirelessly connected to everything via a Linksys wireless G router. I set up the printer using the printer setup utility. When I try to print, the printer led flashes once, but nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

To use any of the built-in network printing protocols on OS X, you must either have a postscript printer (postscript printers don't require a driver, just a PPD), or a driver that works with the CUPS system (a CUPS driver). So far, Brother is the only non-postscript printer manufacturer that provides CUPS drivers. For every other non-postscript printer, you need a third-party CUPS driver. Apple tried to get around this issue by including Gimp-Print drivers (open source CUPS drivers), but your model isn't in the bundled version of Gimp-Print.
For the iP5000, the only CUPS driver I know of is from www.printfab.net

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