Cannot install Canon printer

I'm running 10.8.3 on both a Pro and an Air. For some reason the Air would no longer print to my Canon MF8050Cn via Bonjour. I located and installed an updated Canon UFR II driver v2.43 hoping that an updated driver might help. According to the Canon Europe site it is compatible with OS X 10.8.x.
Neither the Air nor the Pro will permit installation of this printer: message "The software for this printer is currently unavailable. Please contact the printer's manufacturer for the lastest software."
The Pro is still able to print using the current printer instance; I just cannot install another. On the air I no longer have a printer instance installed and therefore cannot print at all.
Should I ask Canon for a newer driver, or am I overlooking something?
Thanks, Peter

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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL899?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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