"Communicaton Failure" when printing in 10.2.8.

I have 10.2.8 as well as Classic on my G4 cube. I can print with MacOS 9 applications, but I cannot print with applications that are MacOS X compatible. The greatest problem I have is with printing from internet browsers; I use Internet Explorer, Safari and Opera. I tried saving web pages as a .pdf file, but I'm also having problems printing from Adobe Acrobat 7.05.
When I print from these applications, I get this error message:
Communication Failure: The computer is no longer able to communicate with your printer. Turn the printer off, check your printer connection and check for printer errors, and turn the printer back on.
I've followed the instructions of the error message, and also changed to USB cable. The printer I'm using is HP Deskjet 5550. I've already been in contact with them, and have re-intalled the print drivers. When I sent them the above error message, they told me that it's might be a problem with 10.2.8's software.
What's going to solve my problem? Should I upgrade to 10.3 or 10.4, or does my printer need more memory?
Thank you in advance.

The new search function on the Support page can be confusing but in reality it's pretty simple and smart. Just entering Keychain is too broad. If you use Keychain Jaguar (or 10.2) as the search term you'll find the following article.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106973
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