Cannot Print to a Shared Windows Printer

I posted about this in a similar thread, but I was told to create a new post since it is a slightly different problem.
I have a Canon MP150 printer, hooked up to an XP desktop on my home network. I have almost no problems with filesharing, etc. with the XP computer from my Macbook. But printing is a different story.
In the course of setting up the printer in the Print Setup Utility on my Mac, I was not asked for a username or password during the setup as various forums and guides said I would be. I don't password-protect my Windows account, so maybe that's why.
Nonetheless, I could see and select the printer I had shared on the XP computer. I selected the Generic model since the MP150 isn't listed. Gimp-print doesn't support it either. Everything seemed fine. Then I tried to print. I received no error message at all, but nothing happened. The print dialog box went away on the Mac's screen, but the printer did nothing.
I looked in the print setup utility, and it still had the job I had told it to print sitting there obstinately not printing or even giving me an error message so that I could find out what's going on. Any ideas?
Macbook 2.0 Ghz 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hmm, thanks for the link... it sounds like a really
useful app. However, the Canon MP150 is not in its
list of supported printers, and I'd hate to shell out
the cash if it's not going to work.
If it is not in their list then there are NO solutions for that printer.
Though at this
point I'd shell out any amount if I know it WILL
work. Any other possibilities?
Personally I would get rid of that printer and but a Canon printer with integrated print server.
iFelix

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