Laptop sees Photosmart on network, but won't connect

I have a Pavilion dv4 with Windows 7. I have a Photosmart C4795. My printer used to be hooked up to my desktop, but my HP Desktop has crashed and it's trash. So now I'm trying to hook my laptop up to my printer on the network. For two days, I was able to connect and download with no problems, but my laptop would never print. Wouldn't even do a test page. Uninstalled and reinstalled at least 10 times. I ran the scan doctor and it said there was nothing wrong with my printer, but it wouldn't print a test page either. It then had me do an internal test page and that one work, so it diagnosed that the software was bad.
All of that was yesterday. NOW TODAY, I uninstalled and reinstalled the software. It's the most up to date software and drivers from the HP Support page. Now, my printer recognizes that the printer is on the network, but won't install the printer. It did the diagnostics, then brought up the screen where it showed my computer on the left, modem in the middle, printer on the right. It gets about halfway through setting it up, then quits and says it can't complete. I ran the scan doctor again and it says that the full software version is not installed. I JUST downloaded it from the website and installed it twice and it won't work. The version I download from the website is around 146mb, but when I download it from the scan doctor page, it's over 200 mb. I run that software and it is exactly the same.
I have tried to set it up via usb. It gets to the 7th of the 8 steps, then it won't go any further. Again, the printer is detected, but it says the appropriate drivers aren't there.
I have tried to set up it's own port using it's USB and a different driver, but that gives me an error. Unable to install printer. Operation could not be completed (error 0x000003eb).)
Would someone please help me, and then if I reply with what it is doing next, please respond?
Please help me get through this. Two days now and I don't have a solution.
Just me, friebe13

Hi,
If you are using AT&T wireless router to connect the Photosmart to network, you can refer this link for a solution :
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03112838&tmp_task=solveCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&la...
Hope this helps.
Click "Thumbs up" if this helped you in any way.
Its a pleasure talking to you ! Have a Great Day!
I work for HP, but my comments and recommendations here are my PERSONAL views and NOT on behalf of HP.

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