Having Wifi printing issues to iMac 10.5.3

I've done nothing other than apple updates since I got my iMac aluminum 20". (pretty much when it first came out). it's running 10.5.3.
I've got a Macbook Pro 15", last winter, upgraded it to leopard and now have done all the updates since aswell. The original issues were wireless printing to the airport usb printer stopped working properly after the 10.5.2 updates.
NOW, CUPS version on my Macbook shows v1.3.x.
CUPS on my iMac shows v1.1.x
Macbook Pro now prints perfectly fine and instantely when printing, although I must restart the Airport from the utility frequently to make sure my Samsung CLP-300 is in-fact in the list.
iMac does not print wirelessly. I need to update my iMac's CUPS to the latest version because I think that will solve the issue. How do I do this with as little administrative effort as possible?
I really appreciate all the help, or suggestions. Apple updates do not fix this issue, nor do repairing permissions, and I don't feel completely comfortable yet installing/building cups from the documentation. (just going through apple certification training now)
Thanks again!

What system software version on the iMac? CUPS isn't considered updatable by itself, because the Print & Fax/Printer Setup utility versions are tied to the config and pref file formats of the CUPS version they came with. People who try to update CUPS find they can no longer Add printers via the Print & Fax prefs, for example.
Try reset Printing System on the iMac.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341?viewlocale=en_US

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