I cannot print to my HP deskjet from win7 laptop through Airport Express

from control panel, i select add printer>add network printer or device>Find printer by TCP/IP address> then I'm stumped.
I'm asked for printer host name or IP address. Should I use the IP address of the airport express or what? I tried and it did not work.
Any suggestions?

You are making this far too complicated.
Just run the Bonjour Printer Wizard.
Bonjour Print Services for Windows v2.0.2
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL999

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I am using a Sony Vaio notebook running Windows XP. I just purchased an Airport Express along with a PowerBook G4 and have my HP DeskJet 5650 connected through the Airport Express. My PowerBook is having no trouble communicating with the printer, but my PC notebook cannot "find" the printer. In talking to Apple Support on this issue, I was told to download Bonjour for Windows, which I did. Once Bonjour was installed, I was still unable to "find" the printer and, additionally, I began receiving an error message stating "The application has failed to start because dnssd.dll was not found." I reinstalled Bonjour to be safe, but the problem continued. Apple Support then suggested I set up an IP print share as an alternative solution, but that ultimately failed to work because my specific HP printer model is not listed. Strangely, and maybe the bigger issue as I attempted to set up the IP print share, when I entered my IP address as 10.0.1.1 which named the port IP_10.0.1.1, it told me the port name was already in use and wouldn't let me continue.
I'm confused and frustrated. Apple Support was as helpful as they could be, but have thrown in the towel and deemed this problem outside the scope of their support.
Can anyone please help?

Thanks, iFelix...
Unfortunately, I've tried all three methods and am still not able to bring my printer onboard.
Using the first method above, first of all, when I attempt to create a new TCP/IP port and enter 10.0.1.1 as the IP address, which then turns the port name into IP_10.0.1.1, I receive a message that the port name is already in use. When I attempt to go with "Use the following port:" and select the IP_10.0.1.1 port, I am unable to locate my printer on the list. When I attempted to get around that by using the third method above, it allowed me to go through the process having chosen another HP DeskJet "stand-in" printer, but when it came to the end of the process and I asked it to print a test page, it failed to work. I even attempted to get around the issue by selecting the "Have Disk" option in the printer window, put my printer driver disk in, and was still unable to get it to recognize my printer.
With method number two, Bonjour continues to not be able to sense my printer.
In case I didn't make this clear earlier, this PC notebook has never had any problem printing to the printer when it was connected directly by USB, the problem is only now a result of having connected the printer to the Airport Express.
If you have any other advice or suggestions, I'd appreciate it more than you can imagine.

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Were you able to previously use that same printer via AirPort Express,
& print wirelessly, with the USB wire plugged into the AirPort base unit?
Since I have the exact all-in-one HP printer/scanner/copier/fax model
by number, and have the downloaded HP drivers (a large file) to be
up-to-date, the HP device has never worked via USB plugged into AE.
Mine is the older AirPort Express 802.11b/g. All of my Macs see and
use the Epson printer attached to my AirPort Express; and like the OP
my HP won't do anything at all and is never seen connected via USB
to the base station. So I figured it was not supported. After looking for
about a year, I found little evidence it was capable of working via wi-fi
through the USB cabling to the base station; unlike some others.
I do have an Epson 820 Photo Stylus that always works well with the
same base station via USB cable; except for the ink status utility and
cleaning head utility, these only work when attached by USB cable.
The Epson also worked well with the last model orb-shaped AirPort
Extreme base station to print via the USB port; that is a superior base
unit with more capabilities, it's the printer & drivers with limitations.
If you do get the HP 5610xi or similar all-in-one to work, note back
here what drivers and/or configuration you used to accomplish that.
An older list, unofficial, of compatible printers that had been used under
some circumstances (airport firmware updates can change this) were
noted in this web page: http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1013.html
A second page there suggests trying gimp or other drivers; the issue
in part may also be the airport firmware update in use. Printers not on
the compatibility list: http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1300.html
Mac OS: All-in-one & PhotoSmart Printers compatible with AirPort
base stations; HP (read for details, may not apply) - long link follows:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=c00035369&produc t=303753&dlc=en&lang=en
Good luck & happy computing!
{ edited to add links }

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Darryl Rehr wrote:
I have configured and re-configured my Airport Express, but I can't get it to receive music from iTunes.
iTunes does recognize presence of Airport Express (named "Stereo Cabinet").
However, when I select "Stereo Cabinet" in the pulldown menu, all I get is reduced volume output through my computer speakers... not through the stereo system hooked up the to the Airport Express.
I've had this problem for months... posted here some time ago, but got no response.
I am running 10.6.2 on an Intel Core duo Macbook laptop. This function used to work just fine, and I can't figure out why it no longer does. I think I had the same trouble under 10.5... but my attempts to figure it out were only sporadic (busy life, you know?).
Can anyone help?
DR
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