Local network: sharing of printers connected to a pc windows xp from imac

hello,
i have a local network made of:
-an imac 24 with leopard 10.5.6
-and a pc with windows xp sp2 on which two printers (hplaser & epson) are connected in a mode sharing status;
the network is connected to internet by a router; all links are ethernet cable in the network;i use bit defender 2009 as antivirus in the pc (my pc is indiquated without virus by bitdefender)
I can share from the imac my file in the pc through the net work (192.168.1.3);
the working group name is the same on imac and pc (this is why I can share files)
but I cannot share the printers; none is visible through the menu fax & printers under windows; even the name of the working goup does not appear;
the apple assistance could not answer that simple question;
has anybody a solution for this simple mixed configuration
(before i was using windows 2000 pro which created no problem for this sharing of printer between imac and pc-now with xp sp2 it seems cumbersome...)
thank you for your kind help

Hi campbellpauln,
On your Win7 computer, remove any previous install attempt. Then run the driver install for your computer, you can download a Win7 driver for your printer.
When it gets to the connect a USB cable screen, just put a check in the "I'm not going to connect now" box.
This will load the driver on your computer.
This time when you go to add printer and connect across the network to the shared printer, your Win7 computer should list this model and just install.
I was an HP employee.
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