HP LaserJet P1102w & Mountain Lion Wireless

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I just bought  a brand new HP LaserJet P1102w and cannot connect it via wireless to my Mac at all. I'm running Mac OS 10.8 with the latest software updates. I have already downloaded and installed the latest software and firmware directly from the HP site. I cannot seem to configure the printer to work on wireless, although the HP website says it's supported with Mac OS 10.8.
When I go to System Preferences > Print & Scan > Options and Supplies... > Utility > Open Printer Utility > HTML Config... in order to try and connect it to my wifi network (running on a brand new Airport Express), all I get is the following:
This page contains the following errors:
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error on line 12 at column 8: Opening and ending tag mismatch: link line 0 and head
Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error.
HP LaserJet Professional P 1102wUSB
How am I supposed to use this wireless printer wirelessly? Your website says it's supported but when I have all the updated software and firmware on my printer and my computer, it doesn't work. I'm extremely disappointed in HP at the moment and hope you can provide a viable solution.
Mac OS 10.7 has been out for over a year-and-a-half and Mac OS 10.8 has been out for nearly 3 months now. It's ridiculous and disprespectful to your cutomers to not have proper drivers and firmware available to ensure your prodcut works as you say it should.
I look forward to your solution.
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Hi,
I sorry to hear about the problem you are facing, I truly hope this situation will get resolved shortly.
Please follow the steps below in order to bypass this situation and conect the printer to your router using a temporary direct connection:
Turn the printer Off.
Press and hold both the wireless and the cancel  button, and then turn the product on.
Hold the buttons until all the lights blink in unison, and then release the buttons.
From the Mac, click the Wi-Fi icon and select Join Other network.
Click Show network and select the printer's SSID, it should include HP, P1102, Laserjet, etc.
If you're not sure which network name belongs to the printer, print a network configuration page by holding the Cancel button, it will be listed on the right side within the network information.
Allow 4-5 minutes till the ad-hoc connection will be fully established
Open Safari and click the Bookmarks icon (), then select Bonjour.
Double click the printer name, the EWS page appears.
Click the Networking tab, and then click Wireless from the list on the left.
Under Communication Mode , click Infrastructure , select your network SSID from the Available Network Names (SSID) list, and then click the >> button.
From the Security Mode pop-up menu under Authentication , click WEP or WPA/WPA2 . Your selection depends on which Wireless Security Protocol your network uses.
Note: if you aren't sure what security type is used, click the Wi-Fi icon on your MAc and select Open  Network Preferences. Select Wi-Fi and click Advanced, within the Wi-Fi type you should see your router name with its security type listed right next to it.
If your network does not have Wireless Security, leave the Security Mode set to Open System (No Authentication).
Type your WEP/WPA/WPA2 key in the appropriate field, and then click Apply
In the confirmation box, click OK , and then close Safari.
From the Mac, click the Wi-Fi icon and select Join Other network.
Click Show network and select your home network again, now both of the devices connected to your home network .
Open Print & scan, click the Plus button and add the printer listed as AirPrint.
Regards,
Shlomi
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