Help connect my new Mac Mini with my stubborn HP Printer!

I just got a used, but cleaned up Mac Mini. My HP Deskjet 6980 printer, worked flawlessly with my old G4. Right out of the box, i didn't need to install a driver, i just hooked up the USB ( most simple of the 3 connection options), and it worked fine. Now that i have a new Mac Mini, i hooked it up, it recognizes the HP printer in System Prefs, but when i try to print i just get page after page of strange code. I installed the printers' installatin cd (which, i didn't even need on my first computer), and It still won't print. Again when i hit "print"... just endless code.
What can I do. I am not totally computer computer literate or familiar with all the terminology, so please, keep it simple. Thanks so much for your help.

You don't say, but first thing we need to know is whether you have a G4 Mini or and Intel Mini. (Intel Mini has 4 USB ports on back, G4 has 2 USB ports.)
If you have an Intel Mini, odds are you need to download the latest drivers for Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger) from the HP site. The drivers on the old CD probably won't work right with an Intel Mac. And you may have to uninstall all the HP stuff you have already installed from the CD.

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