IMac and Fusion Printing Issues

I have fusion running Windows XP on my iMac with an HP 4600 color laserjet printer connected to the network. I can print easily from the iMac, from a server that is Windows based and from my macbook pro and macbook air. But I can't print within XP in Fusion. It prints one page if I ask for multiple copies and stops, says it will store the job on the printer and then tells me the printer can't store the job. I've had my IT person check it out and he can't figure it out. Anyone offer any ideas? Right now I'm transfering any files from fusion to the windows server to print them and it's time consuming and frustrating. I haven't had any luck with VMWare.

You should really consider posting your Fusion related questions on VMWare's own forums, as it's not an Apple product, and Apple discussions only provide support for Apple products:
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/fusion

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