Error When Printing on Network Printer

I am trying to connect to a windows network printer through my MacBook Air. I can connect to the printer via the windows network and can send documents to print.
The document goes through to print but at the last second it says there is an error.
When looking on the network windows computer, in which the printer is installed, I can see the document has gone through to print using the printer dialogue box for microsoft, but it details there is an error and the document doesn't print.
It seems that they are connected but there is still an error.
Both Windows and Mac computers are up to date currently and the printer is a HP Deskjet F4180.
Appreciate any help.

The problem is that HP wrote their driver(s) to only use the comm protocol they wanted to support. In your case, bonjour via USB (&/or Wifi?).
You need a different driver - that can use all the standard comm protocols available in OS X, like Windows printing.
(remember that I don't have your printer to test this)
Try the 3-part driver set hpijs from here (it says for 10.8, but others say it works with 10.9):
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosx

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