HELP! Printing wirelessly!

Help! I have a mac book and i have the HP Photosmart Printer that should print wirlessly with my macbook. I don't know how to get it to do that though! I have an airport express. I connected the printer to the airport express, is that what I should be doing?? Still I get no option or any idea how to print wirlessly. helpp thanks!

Yes you should hook the printer to the Airport Express via the USB. Then on the MacBook go to Applications->Utilities->Airport Setup Assistant and open it up. Choose to setup a new system and it should see the AE. If it doesn't you may need to reset the AE. Do so by unplugging the USB and unplug it from the wall. There's a little button you need a paper clip or pen to depress and hold it in and plug it back in while still depressing the button. Wait until it flashes green 4 times. Then you can release the button and plug the USB back in.
Go back the the Setup Assistant and it should see a new access point. Choose it and configure it to print wirelessly. The AE should restart and you should be good to go.
Then try and print something. If you don't see the printer choose BonJour and that should find your printer.
See if that gets you along. If not post back.

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This 169.xxxxx means your printer is not connected to a network and you need to run the wireless setup wizard from the front panel of your printer to complete the process of it being "on the network".
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