MBP and Printing

Every time I want to print something (I have 2 printers attached to 2 airport Xpress). What ever is the software running, it closes abruptly and ask me to restart/send error to apple/close. So I cant print!. I have other apple computer (G4) on the same network and they don't have this issue.
Any ideas to fix that?. I have tried to print via Windows XP (Boot Camp) to this 2 printers (read above) and it works well. So it looks that is a 10.4.6 or a setup in my MBP. wht do you think?
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Hi Francois,
Make sure you have the latest firmware instaled on your Airport Express's
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportexpressfirmware611formacosx.html
Also go to your printer manufactuer's website to download the universal version software driver, and then install. Have you tried to print from your MBP with the printer plugged directly into it, in order to narrow down the troubleshooting to a specific reason?

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