Networked Laserjet 5MP and Windows 8

Is there any way to print to a networked Laserjet 5MP (networked via an ethernet connection) using Windows 8?  I have Windows 8 Pro and work exclusively on the desktop side of the OS.  
When I run the HP Printer Install Wizard, it discovers my printer, but informs me there are no drivers for it.  Is there any workaround for this?  My 5MP is still working like a champ, so I'd rather not have to purchase a new one just because there are no drivers for it on Windows 8.

I'm running Windows 8.1 (rather than Windows 8), and this has a built-in driver available for HP LaserJet 5MP, so i suspoect that Windows 8 will also have a built-in driver.
You may need to click the Windows Update button in the Add Printer dialogue (and then wait, perhaps several minutes, until the drivers are downloaded, and the list is repopulated) before the driver becomes available.

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