HP LaserJet 1300 driver cannot found

I'm currently having a network printer on a XP computer.  If I select this network printer from another XP computer, I can find the driver.
However, if I select this network printer from all my window 7 computers, the driver for HP Laserjet 1300 cannot be found.
Please help.
Tammy

It appears your printer is a commerical LaserJet printer.
You may get a better reponse by posting in the commercial LaserJet forums.
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-LaserJet/bd-p/bsc-413
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