Cannot setup 2050a printer to mac OS 10.6

Hiya, hope someone will be able to help me out, i've been pulling my hair out all day!
i can't for the life of me setup my printer. installation is fine... until it gets to the setup. doesnt work, cos my printer device cant be found. i think its because of the USB cable i'm using, but i'm not sure and wanna see if anyone had a similar USB problem below i below another 30 dollars buying another USB cable... heres a list of the device and systems i'm using atm
printer - hpdeskjet 2050a
laptop - mac os 10.6.8
USB cable - logik 5m usb
thanks, would really appretiate some help!

Plug the printer into your Mac. Now, holding the Option key on your keyboard go to Apple menu (upper left) > System Profier. Select USB along the left side. Does your Mac list your printer as being present?
A 5 meter USB cable is pretty long. The printer specs 2 meter maximum length.
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