Need to add a new laptop running windows 8.1 to a shared network printer

Just got a new Dell laptop running windows 8.1 x64. My home wireless network has a shared HP Officejet 6000 E609a that is connected to a Dell Desktop running Window XP Pro. The laptop cannot connect with the printer. I think I need to download a Win 8 driver to my desktop but not sure which driver to download. I don't need the full feature software but just the basic Win 8.1 driver. I started to download OJ6000vE609_Basic_12_en.exe but it says Compatibility: Microsoft Windows XP x64 & Microsoft Windows 2000. Any advice would be appeciated.

Hi,
If the printer connected to your XP laptop via USB and shared through the network, the installation will not locate a shared printer as you describe..
You may find the basic drivers for Windows 8.1 in the following link, however you will neet to plug the printer to your network so the installation will locate it, that can be done by plugging an ethernet cable from the printer to your router:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloa​dIndex?softwareitem=bi-112301-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en​...
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Shlomi
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