Connect mac 10.8.4 to server 2012 print

Hi
I work as a printersupporter.
We have a customer who has an office hotel (e.g tenants rent a table or room for a specific time).
This enviroment consist of 150 individual users.
Theese users has a variation of Windows and Mac.
We've setup a printerserver to make it easier for users to install printer queues.
This server is a Windows Server 2012
server is in workgroup
a portion of the users have Mac OSX 10.8.4
everytime I do a "add printer" and choose "Windows" im able to browse to the "printer share" on the server 2012.
Then I point to the PPD and printer is installed.
All is well so far.
BUT every time the customer print SPECIFICALLY from 10.8.4 (examples of 10.8.2 where we see no prompts) they are prompted for username/password.
I can key in:
servername\username & password and choose "save in keychain" or login as Guest.
Both result in a print job being submitted and printed correctly.
but the problem is that users has to provide credentials EACH time they want to print.
Any suggestions and idears are MOST welcome ...

Hi Templeton
thank you for the contribution.
The printershares have "Anonymous" and "Everyone" set to print.
All windows enviroment does NOT require authentication neither does 10.8.2
The problem occurs so far only on 10.8.4 clients
also please notice that when i DO enter "username/password" the authentication succeds.
My problem is that users have to authenticate each time they print.

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