Connecting HP990Cse via print sever in Windows 7 64bit

I want to install the drivers for an HP990Cse printer which is connected through a printer server built into my WD Netcenter network drive. Windows 7 (64bit) can find the printer but not the driver. Also, this printer is not found in the list provided in Windows. It asks for the location of the driver files (browse button), however, I am unable to download any driver files from the HP website. All they have is a wizard to allow hookup via USB or instruct the user to simply hook the printer to Windows and let it provide the driver. I am not hooking up via USB, so I not sure what to do.
When installing a Brother printer, I had no issue since I could download the driver files, put them in a folder and then point Windows to that folder. Where can I get the driver files for this printer or what procedure should I use to install this printer?
Thanks,
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I will answer this question myself for the benefit of anyone who may find themselves in this position. Following some advice I found on the Internet. I did the following:
I installed the printer as a local printer on the USB port allowing Windows to provide the driver. It worked find plugged into a USB port.
I then moved the printer back to the print server in the NetCenter.
I then went into the printer driver on the ports tab and added a new port with the network path for the printer. For example \\printer_server_name\printers\DESKJET-990C.
This did not work, however. So I went to the Network and Sharing Center and chose the option to View Computers and Devices which showed the print server. I double clicked on the print server which then displayed the connected printer. I double clicked on the printer to connect to it. I got a message saying that the driver could not be found. I clicked OK to install the driver. When the driver list appeared, I selected HP in the left column and guess what? The 990C printer driver and a bunch more HP printer drivers were listed. I selected the 990C and everything worked fine.
I not sure if installing the printer locally caused Windows to populate the list with more HP drivers, but it seems as if it did because those drivers were not in the list before.

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