Connecting MacBook to printer in an XP Microsoft Small Network

Hi: I have working my Home Network in all my PCs and printer with windows XP Prof. The MacBook is connect to the printer using its MS OS and works very well in MS environment, wireless or directly connected.
How could I set up my MacBook in this Network throughout the Tiger Mac OS 10.4.11??
(I need connect my MacBook to this network and its printer, but from Tiger OS)
Thanks

I think he means that he is dual booting (or using a VM) and the Windows partition on the MacBook can connect to the shared printer.
To connect your Mac running Tiger 10.4.x to a printer being shared by a PC, read the following article;
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1785.html
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