Essential System Software...what is this

How do I reinstall ‘Printer Support’ only from Snow Leopard disk...it seems to have 'Essential System Software' that I can't uncheck so I cancelled the reinstall. I don't think I want to reinstall this, as my system is set up the way I want it to be, except for Library/Printers.
If you feel it's safe to reinstall 'Essential System Software', can you tell me what this does and how it affects my current applications/keychains/permissions/etc?
The original problem...My HP designjet 90 hasn't worked since installing Snow Leopard/this is a known problem. A fix was to have come with OS 10.6 update. Still not working. My attempt is to delete library/printer folder and then to reinstall from Disk, and then run update again. Anything I may be missing?

Install it. The Snow Leopard installer only replaces OS components and *does not remove or replace* anything else, such as your settings or apps. The Essentials package contains those items that are required to have a bootable system, along with most Apple applications. For a list, download Pacifist and peruse the install disc's packages.

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