Is it possible to print on a mac to a shared printer on a Windows desktop?

I have my windows XP desktop connected to a new HP printer which prints fine. I have my DSL internet connection split by using a router and on one port I connect it to my Airport express. The internet on both machines works fine. However, can I print from my powerbook to the printer that is connected to my Windows XP desktop? Note that the powerbook is connected to the network wirelessly via Airport Express which in turn is connected to my wired router. Thanks
-Paul
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The short answer is yes. You must share the printer on the XP desktop and then add the printer on your powerbook in System Prefs->Print & Fax->Set up printers->Add and from the drop down list select Windows Printing. Rendezvous may work as well. I'm currently doing this on my network. I assume you can access files on your pc from the powerbook with the current setup. This doesn't have much to do with printer sharing other than providing verification the powerbook and pc can talk to each other.

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