Get a mac to print through windows 7

Hi i have a cannon ip4200 connected to a windows 7 pro machine i also own a 15 inch macbook pro with snow Leopard.I am trying to get the mac to print through the win 7 comp but it just keeps coming up with printer paused or failed.
I have shared the printer on the windows side and installed LPD Print Service.
I then installed the printer on the mac side with the share name and the path
Protocol Line Printer Daemon - LPD
Address 192.168.10.100
Queue Default
Name Mick
lpd://192.168.10.100/Micks
Print using Default
I use the default driver as it will not let me continue if i do not.I then change the driver to the correct one Cannon iP4200 but it will just start and then stay on pause i am at a loss please help.
I hope this is enough information if you want more i will be monitoring this site alllllll night thank you.
I also tried to use the Cannon Gutenprint driver 4000 and all i got was the error /usr/libexec/cups/backend/lpd failed

Mick,
I'm not "trying" to be difficult here... If you had read those other posts, you would be trying Samba (abbreviated smb, called Windows sharing in systems prefs) to print to a Windows shared printer (no lpd backend errors from that).
And, you would know that having the exact correct queue name on the server, to enter in Print & Fax LPD setup, is the most common LPD cause of errors. It does appear that your OS X install has a problem with the LPD backend.
And, you would know that the driver for your model from Canon is a USB-only driver, and you'll have to use Gutenprint (Gutenprint drivers are included in OS X, and newer version updates are available here):
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php
After you've read all the old posts, be patient and the most knowledgeable helper here, PAHU, a fellow Aussie, will probably get to you.
About print servers: The Mac uses industry standard print protocols just as Windows does. If the print server uses TCP/IP, then it will work. There are a handful of print servers that use proprietary protocols, so they usually don't work with Macs. In the case of a print server, remember that you'll again be forced to use a Gutenprint driver, not the Canon one. --this is not a plug from Apple -- The Airport Express has the advantage of using Apple proprietary built-in software to allow you to use your USB-only Canon driver.
HTH

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