Installing Printers on Intel iMac

Hi
This is my first post, so please be gentle...
I have just moved over from a G5 iMac to an Intel based one (from a PC a few weeks before).
I am trying to install a Lexmark X83 and Kodak Printer Dock 6000. I have downloaded and installed the latest drivers from both companies, but when I go into the printer configuration utility neither can be seen. There appear to be folders and files installed in the "Library" on the HD.
The printer dock doubles as a camera USB connection, and I can import pictures from the camera. The Lexmark is a printer/scanner combo and I can get the scanner to work fine, so I guess the USB conection is good.
Both printers worked fine last week on my G5 Mac - would new drivers be required to work on an Intel Mac; I would have though the O/S abstracts that?
Any assistance would be gratefully received, and I am happy to post details of the drivers etc if that will help.
Thanks in advance
Mark
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