G4 not recognizing HP Deskjet 5100?  Can anyone help?

Hi -
Having a terrible time. Under a client crunch and suddenly cannot get my iBook G4 to print to my HP Deskjet 5100 (USB connected). I'm recently upgraded to OS X 10.4.10. Everything else seems to be working ok (slow, but ok).
Now when I go to print...it says "No printer selected" (this has always been my printer w/this laptop - never had problems)...I tried "add printer" and can see and select my HP printer...but when I click "add", I get an error message that says "an error occurred..." and also says "server-error-service-unavailable"
Of course, I'm embarrassed to say, I have NO idea where the installation disk is for this printer.
I've already been to Kinko's several times today...and Good Gravy...of the average 2 Macs they have...at least one isn't working...and the other is either occupied...or they are having trouble with their printers. Ay-yi-yi!!!
Helllllp. Anyone?

apsark wrote:
I searched the HP site and it seems to indicate that only certain printers are capable of using airprint? That can't be true. Is it?
Why can't it be true? It is certainly true that only certain printers are capable of using airprint. Why would HP want to lie?

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