Illustrator CS4 Freezing When Loading Print Option

Computer Specs:
Dell Dimension 3000
Windows XP (SP3)
750 MB of RAM
Pentium 4 (2.80 GHZ)
40 GB HD / 20 GB Available
** Security patches up-to-date.
Illustrator Version:
CS4 v14.0.0
Problem:
When I am go to "File > Print" the print screen begins to load and then completely freezes. The default printer is set to "Brother GT-541". This is a digital garment inkjet printer. If I switch the default printer to something else, the print screen will load without issue. If I then change the destination printer in the drop-down menu to "Brother GT-541" it will freeze. Once Illustrator is frozen, I need to force quit in order to get back into Illustrator.
I contacted the company we purchased the Brother GT-541 from - to see if they were aware of any issues. There were none - but they explained that they have no customers who use CS4, most all of them use CS3 or prior. They advised that I update the Brother GT-541 printer driver, which I did - and it turned out to be no help.
At this point I do not know what to try. Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Cody S.

i have the same problem, but I can't print anything out of AI 4. Not even as a PDF. Amd I can't change the printer. Was exporting it to the hard drive but printing was not good-can't adjust the layout on the page,and weird thing, there was 2 color in the latest thing I designed and it only printed b&w. Customer service told me to go elsewhere (I am being polite here). I have found the only workaround I could do which is save it as a pdf and print from the bridge. I real pain but at least it prints. I am not a computer genius to do all these other workarounds people have suggested. If there is a bette,r easier solution I would love to hear it. I have Mac osx 10.9.

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